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An early research paper focuses on the discovery of a very old rock carving in South Sinai, at a site called Wadi Khamila. The carving was found during archaeological surveys in 2025 and is being published for the first time. It dates to around 3000 BC and shows a clear…

Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the region.

US president Donald Trump famously called Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi his “favourite dictator” in 2019, but their relationship has been complex. Trump’s return to the White House for a second term has sent ripples of concern through Cairo. In January 2025, Trump proposed a resolution to the ongoing Israel-Hamas…

Contending with a swollen ankle, unmarked terrain and a hostile landscape, Ria Xi faced a remarkable challenge crossing the vast desert – she tells Tamara Davison how local knowledge and support were invaluable to completing the ultramarathon safely

Trump wants Arab countries to take in Gaza’s population. The Biden administration already tried, and failed, to bribe and cajole Egypt into doing so.

US president has already caused trouble abroad and at home with incoherent ideas about Middle East politics

One of Jimmy Carter's crowning achievements as president was the Camp David talks that would deliver Israel's first peace agreement with an Arab nation and make Nobel Peace Prize winners of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin

Just a short drive from some of the country’s busiest tourist resorts, Tamara Davison discovers a haven of tranquility and calm on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

A 3,500-year-old rest house in the Sinai desert may have been used by an Egyptian pharaoh.