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FIFA probe Egypt FA over stoning of bus

2009-11-20T09:44:33Z

FIFA has charged Egypt's football federation after an attack by fans on the Algerian national team before a World Cup qualifying match in Cairo

Guus Hiddink ponders his future after Russia failure

2009-11-19T08:54:41Z

Guus Hiddink needs "time for thought" over his future after his Russia side failed to qualify for next summer's World Cup

It's not time for a Zaha Hadid backlash

2009-11-17T09:35:49Z

The world's most glamorous architect has just unveiled a futuristic new museum in Rome - and her Olympic Aquatics Centre is taking shape. They may be extravagant, but there is still value in thinking big

Egypt overtakes European resorts for half-term sun

2009-10-23T07:26:25Z

Record numbers of British families will take their October half-term holidays in distant sun-spots because of the weakness of the pound and the 'staycation summer' washout, according to new figures

Look but don�t touch at V&A�s ceramics rooms

2009-09-16T07:33:49Z

It's enough to test the nerve of any curator: setting up 3,300 of the world�s most precious but supremely breakable works of art and craft

Rail crash driver�s brother dies in fall

2009-08-26T13:08:31Z

The brother of a train driver killed in the Paddington rail disaster has died falling from a hotel balcony in Egypt

Howard Webb sparks FIFA�s TV ban

2009-06-19T08:36:11Z

Foorball: FIFA have removed television monitors from the sidelines in the Confederations Cup following Howard Webb's controversial penalty decision in the match between Egypt and Brazil

TUI upbeat despite a �30m forex toll

2009-05-19T07:46:02Z

The fall in the pound against the euro cost TUI Travel �30 million this year but the holidays group is still optimistic it will have a good summer

Dig begins for Cleopatra tomb search begins

2009-04-16T07:47:48Z

Archaeologists will begin excavating in Egypt next week in an attempt to find the resting place of Cleopatra and Mark Antony

Briton claims UK colluded with Egyptian torturers

2009-03-16T10:34:59Z

A British man detained in Egypt claims he was tortured while being interrogated using information allegedly supplied by the UK

Carter's Egypt notes to net �4,000

2009-03-13T10:50:36Z

Archives relating to great discoveries in ancient Egypt, including the tomb of Tutankhamun, are to go to auction

Carla's Mexican sparkle

2009-03-10T10:48:02Z

French First Lady Carla Bruni showed off her diamonds at a state dinner in Mexico City

French school party hit by blast in Cairo market

2009-02-23T11:48:34Z

A schoolgirl was killed and 17 of her classmates injured when a bomb ripped through a crowded caf� in Cairo

Names to cherish before they perish

2009-02-18T09:04:36Z

Doris Longwing isn't the prettiest of the tropical butterflies currently making themselves at home in the huge glasshouse at Wisley but she wins hands down on name

Sunseekers fly to keep Cook smiling

2008-12-02T10:13:54Z

Leisure: Canny British holidaymakers are diverting from the high currency costs of taking a break in the eurozone and instead heading for the sunspots of Turkey and Egypt

FA to investigate Mido abuse allegations

2008-12-01T11:59:37Z

The Football Association is investigating allegations of racist chants directed at Middlesbrough striker Ahmed Mido by Newcastle fans

Screaming Man 'led plot against pharaoh'

2008-11-13T09:04:25Z

It is a mystery that has troubled Egyptologists for generations - just why was this mummy screaming 3,000 years ago?

Womad on the sunny side of the beat

2008-07-27T23:00:00Z

Last year Womad festival's new location in Wiltshire was a sodden mudpit. This year, it bathed in a sunny sense of disbelief.

Songs of love, coffee and camels

2008-06-17T23:00:00Z

Genuine musicians from the Sinai desert, the Bedouin Jerry Can Band brought a Moorish party atmosphere to London with a superb performance that saw an ammunition box used as percussion.

Lost in the East at Tate Britain

2008-05-30T10:05:51Z

What a pity the British Orientalists � on show at Tate Britain from next week � shied away from the sex and sadism that other European painters revelled in.

Fela's boy comes into his own

2008-05-28T23:00:00Z

The diminutive Showboy, Seun Kuti, true to his name in gold lam� and black shades, blasted baritone sax riffs skywards.

Mummified boy inspires art

2008-05-20T07:38:10Z

The mummified body of a boy who died nearly 2,000 years ago is on show in London in an artwork where modern science meets ancient burial rituals

Pricey rice hits East and West

2008-04-18T10:35:17Z

Rice futures surge for a fifth day to a new record, as export restrictions bite and Aussie farmers shift out of the crop

Champion diver runs London Marathon for fellow terror victims

2008-04-10T07:52:46Z

A sporting champion who was badly injured in a terror attack in Egypt two years ago is set to run the London Marathon

BP, Shell, RWE in Egypt tie-up

2008-03-20T08:49:08Z

BP, Shell and RWE agree to spend �475m on oil and gas exploration off the coast of Egypt

The mummy returns

2007-11-05T11:44:10Z

As the Tutankhamun exhibition comes to London, the great-grandson of the man behind the original expedition talks about the curse that haunts his family

Mavericks of malignance

2007-10-29T00:00:00Z

The 10 plagues visited upon Egypt revisited the Barbican in song form, making for an unparalleled evening of pestilence.

Capturing the great man's spirit

2007-10-16T23:00:00Z

It can't be easy being the son of a music giant. But Seun Kuti seems to have no trouble stepping into his father Fela's shoes.

The beauty of Islam

2007-07-16T23:00:00Z

Designed to illustrate the richness of Muslim culture and highlight its strong humanist traditions, Spirit and Life brings together highlights of Islamic art.

Spiritual freedom and not a veil in sight

2006-10-24T23:00:00Z

With debate about the Muslim veil dominating the media, the Barbican's marvellous Ramadan Nights festival is a well-timed alternative to such controversy.