Location of Egypt hostages known
14.07 Tue Sep 23 2008
Sudan authorities claim to have pinpointed the whereabouts of 19 hostages seized in the Egyptian desert.
World News (Evening) for September 22nd, 2008
16.29 Mon Sep 22 2008
Kidnapped tourists ransom talks under way - 13,000 sick in China milk scandal - Zuma allays fears over leadership change
Dying XL customer arrives home
10.47 Wed Sep 17 2008
A woman dying from cancer who faced threats of arrest over an Egyptian hotel bill after the collapse of travel firm XL is back in the UK.
World News (Afternoon)
15.21 Sun Sep 07 2008
Hurricane Ike hits Caribbean - Two killed in Afghanistan - Israelis consider Olmert charges
Morning world news
05.53 Sun Sep 07 2008
New president for Pakistan - At least 24 killed in Egypt landslide - Another hurricane heads for Central America.
World News (Afternoon)
15.11 Sat Sep 06 2008
McCain campaign hits the road - Tropical Storm Hanna hits US - Bhutto's widower elected
Pyramid protection
21.10 Mon Aug 11 2008
The ancient pyramids of Egypt are getting new security after tourists complained of being harassed by vendors.
Egypt train crash kills 42
15.34 Thu Jul 17 2008
Egypt's worst train crash in two years has left 42 people dead.
Zambian president has stroke
13.01 Mon Jun 30 2008
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa is in a stable condition after suffering a mild stroke at an African summit in Egypt.
Israel and Hamas 'agree ceasefire'
14.52 Tue Jun 17 2008
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will begin on Thursday, following Egyptian-brokered truce efforts.
World News (Lunchtime) for June 11th, 2008
16.04 Wed Jun 11 2008
Bush warns of Iran action - Israel suspends invasion plans - King of Nepal to leave palace
Blind Ambition
22.00 Wed May 28 2008
An all female orchestra with a difference performs in Cairo
Britons hurt in Egypt bus crash
16.14 Thu May 01 2008
At least two Britons have been injured in Egypt after their bus overturned and burst into flames on a desert highway.
Boy, 10, in Sharm holiday tragedy
17.29 Tue Apr 29 2008
A 10-year-old boy has died in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh.
World News
06.27 Wed Apr 09 2008
Zimbabwe opposition accuse ruling party of a campaign of violence - Torch protests in San Francisco - Egypt in financial crisis.
Sport News for February 11th, 2008
06.13 Mon Feb 11 2008
Man City get the Manchester bragging rights - Egypt win the Africa Cup of Nations - England notch up first Six Nations victory
Desperate Palestinians blast hole in border wall
23.43 Wed Jan 23 2008
Thousands of people have flooded through a hole blasted through the wall separating Gaza and Egypt.
Death toll rises after Egypt building collapse
19.08 Tue Dec 25 2007
More bodies have been recovered after a block of flats collapsed in Egypt.
Egypt ferry accident kills at least 13
19.27 Sat Dec 22 2007
At least 13 people have died and three others are feared drowned after a minibus fell off a Nile ferry in Egypt.
Pharoah's face revealed
18.32 Sun Nov 04 2007
Visitors to Egypt's Valley of the Kings have for the first time ever had the chance to view King Tutankhamun's face.
Hatshepsut tomb found in Egypt
11.39 Wed Jun 27 2007
The mummy of Hatshepsut, one of Ancient Egypt's most famous female pharaohs, has been positively identified, it has been revealed.
Fighting intensifies in Gaza
13.17 Tue May 15 2007
Eight members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Presidential Guard have been killed by Hamas gunmen.
Beckett meets Iran counterpart
18.36 Thu May 03 2007
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has had face-to-face talks Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki for the first time.
New theory on pyramid construction
19.51 Sun Apr 01 2007
A French architect claims Egypt's Great Pyramid was built from the inside out.
Egyptian blogger jailed for opinion on Islam
15.35 Thu Feb 22 2007
An Egyptian blogger has been jailed for four years for insulting Islam and the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on the Internet.