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Egypt’s tourist industry, battered by years of instability, was only just beginning to recover when it suffered yet another disastrous setback on Sunday. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
EGYPT

Egypt’s lucrative tourist sector under threat, again

Just as tourism was beginning to recover, an attack on a busload of South Africans highlights the dangers of travelling in Egypt

  • Simon Allison
5 min read
A woman takes a selfie with the Mohamed Salah statue displayed at the Egyptian resort Sharm El Sheikh. (AFP)
ABDEL FATTAH AL SISI

Bobble head or dwarf? Salah statue mocked

The statue was unveiled with pomp and ceremony at the World Youth Forum in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh

  • Agency
2 min read
Israeli
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

Israeli, Palestinian leaders ‘serious about reaching a deal’

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said Israeli and Palestinian leaders were "serious" about reaching a peace deal.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
AFRICAN UNION

African leaders look to discredit Mugabe

Pressure is mounting on African leaders gathering this weekend at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to repudiate President Robert Mugabe publicly.

  • Mandy Rossouw
4 min read