WorldEgypt bomb blasts by Isis kills 43The blasts came at the start of Holy Week leading up to Easter.09 Apr 05:58 PM
World'Terror threat' sees laptops bannedUK to ban electronic devices on UK-bound flights from Middle East.21 Mar 04:15 PM
WorldSearch for secret King Tut chamberOnce again, the question seeks an answer: Is there a secret chamber inside what is arguably the world's most famous tomb?13 Feb 07:01 PM
Lifestyle500kg woman arrives for surgeryAn Egyptian woman, reportedly the world's heaviest at 500kg, has been lifted into a hospital in India by crane for lifesaving surgery.12 Feb 05:56 AM
TravelEgypt's Museum of Islamic Art reopensThe museum is is welcoming visitors for the first time since it was damaged in a car bombing three years ago.24 Jan 09:13 PM
WorldExplosives found on EgyptAir crash victimsEgypt says traces of explosives have been found on bodies from the EgyptAir crash in May, which killed all on board. A ministry statement 15 Dec 06:57 PM
LifestyleCan this 500kg woman be saved?The world's heaviest woman hasn't left her home for more than two decades. But she will travel 4,345 kilometres to Mumbai for potentially life-saving surgery.12 Dec 01:15 AM
WorldOrgan trade bust: Doctors arrestedEgypt's health ministry has uncovered an illicit human organ trade in which migrants are selling body parts to reach Europe.07 Dec 12:04 AM
WorldLion mauls trainer during live showShocking footage has emerged showing the moment a circus trainer was mauled by a lion during a live show in Egypt, leaving him with fatal injuries.01 Dec 09:03 PM
New ZealandNZ seeks urgent vote on Syrian ceasefireNew Zealand is leading a bid to get UN Security Council members to agree to resumption of a ceasefire in Syria.01 Dec 12:21 AM
Travel7000-year-old lost city found in EgyptAn ancient Egyptian city and graveyard has been uncovered by archaeologists.23 Nov 10:36 PM
New ZealandSecond world award for West Coast authorWest Coast author Wendy Scott has picked up a second international award for her teen novel Hieroglyph.08 Nov 02:03 AM
OpinionThose 'secret' pyramid roomsCOMMENT: It came as no surprise to pyramid buffs that scans picked up previously unknown "passages" or "rooms" in the Great Pyramid of Giza.27 Oct 11:21 PM
TravelRare photos of ancient tombsJournalist Jakub Kyncl was granted a rare chance to photograph the historic tombs.28 Sep 08:52 PM
WorldLeopard kills 9-year-old girlA leopard has reportedly killed a nine-year-old girl in Egypt after escaping from a wildlife farm in a village south of Cairo.27 Sep 05:31 PM
WorldWhat's hiding in King Tut's tomb?Queen Nefertiti's whereabouts is the greatest mystery in archaeology. Have the ancient Egyptians duped us all along?04 Sep 02:34 AM
TravelAirline suspends flights to EgyptBritish Airways has suspended flights to Sharm el-Sheikh "indefinitely" amid continued security concerns after a Russian jet was bombed out of the sky over Egypt.22 Jun 04:43 AM
WorldEgyptAir: Plane wreckage foundEgyptAir plane crashed into the Mediterranean last month, killing all 66 people on board.15 Jun 08:17 PM
TravelTravel in the aftermath of tragedyWhat impact will the crash of EgyptAir flight MS804 have on visitor numbers to Egypt?30 May 01:20 AM
TravelEgyptAir crash 'unlikely to affect tourism'Egypt's tourism minister said last week's EgyptAir plane crash is unlikely to affect government plans to attract millions of visitors next year.22 May 10:03 PM
WorldEgyptAir crash: Pilot radioed about fireMystery about EgyptAir MS804 deepened today with news that the captain did radio air traffic controllers before the crash.22 May 07:18 PM
World'We will bring this plane down'The EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea was emblazoned with the words "we will bring this plane down" two years ago.22 May 06:19 PM
WorldHow can a plane just disappear?The EgyptAir flight disappearance could be the result of a bomb, according to a prominent counter-terrorism researcher.19 May 07:20 AM
TravelEgypt keen to lure back touristsEgypt is confident of luring back millions of foreign visitors and putting a smile on their faces21 Apr 02:36 AM
EditorialEditorial: Islamic peace mission must condemn hateThe moderation and maturity of Muslims in New Zealand was evident once again in their response to the Egyptian initiative.06 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldHijack passenger sleeps through ordealFrozen chickens, opera singers and sleeping passengers - those on board the hijacked EgpytAir flight tell their stories.31 Mar 02:10 AM
WorldEgypt hijacker 'fraudster who escaped jail'The man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane is a jailed fraudster whose passport was blacklisted after he escaped prison in 2011, it is claimed.30 Mar 11:21 PM
WorldHollow anniversary of Egypt protestsOf all the freedoms Egyptians thought they had won with the Tahrir Square Revolution, the one they thought irreversible was the right to demonstrate.24 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldHotel staff questioned over plane crashInvestigators of the Russian plane crash are pursuing the theory that a bomb could have been placed inside a passenger's luggage by hotel staff.09 Nov 10:30 PM
WorldTens of thousands stranded in EgyptPresident Vladimir Putin has suspended all Russian flights to Egypt and asked for up to 50,000 holiday-makers in Egypt to be brought home.07 Nov 08:36 PM
TravelEgypt: In the lap of LuxorFor those with a sense of adventure, visiting Egypt now has big advantages, discovers Courtney Bonnell.05 Nov 05:00 PM
WorldState the facts or stay quietIf there were a rule book setting out how to handle a disaster that has claimed hundreds of innocent lives, Egypt and Russia on Saturday contrived to ignore every page.01 Nov 10:21 PM
WorldAirlines avoiding Sinai after Egypt crashThree major airlines announced yesterday that they would no longer fly over the Sinai Peninsula after a Russian passenger plane crashed in the area.01 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldMorsi: Backlash threatenedEgyptian Islamists have warned that the world should brace itself for a backlash after the country's first freely elected President Mohamed Morsi was given a death sentence.17 May 05:30 PM
