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Six Russian tourists die after submarine sinks off Egypt coast

Another 39 people rescued and brought to shore after incident on vessel at Red Sea resort

The Guardian - UK

Six Dead In Sinking Of Egyptian Tourist Sub Carrying Russians

Six people died on Thursday when a tourist submarine sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast, state media reported, with Russia's consulate saying 45 Russian citizens were aboard.

International Business Times

Tourist submarine sinking shocks Egypt’s Red Sea coast

A sunny Thursday afternoon turned into a nightmare for 44 tourists aboard the Sinbad submarine, a beloved attraction offering glimpses of the Red Sea’s vibrant underwater world. At around 5 p.m. local time, the vessel sank off the coast of Hurghada, claiming six lives and leaving nine others injured.

The Times of India

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Six Russian tourists dead after submarine sinks in Red Sea, Egyptian officials say – as it happened

Incident took place near the popular Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada

The Guardian - UK

Tourist submarine sinks off Egyptian coast, killing six

At least six dead after tourist submarine sinks in Egypt’s Red Sea

The Independent UK

At least six dead after tourist submarine sinks in Egypt's Red Sea

The vessel went down on Thursday after setting off from the harbour in the tourist promenade area in the coastal city of Hurghada.

Euronews

Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt's coast, leaving 6 dead and 9 injured, officials say

Egyptian officials say six people have died and nine others were injured after a tourist submarine sank in the popular Egyptian Red Sea destination of Hurghada

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Six dead after tourist submarine ‘dived with hatches still open’ in Egypt’s Red Sea, claims survivor

Thirty-nine people were rescued when the vessel sank off the coast of the city of Hurghada early on Thursday

Evening Standard

Going underground: Experts clash over 'hidden city' beneath Egypt pyramids

A heated debate has erupted among Egyptologists after researchers claimed to have found an “underground city” beneath the Pyramids of Giza. Is the discovery, based on radar images, groundbreaking or exaggerated?

Euronews

The Chase's Bradley Walsh 'speechless' over discovery in new show Egypt's Cosmic Code

It comes as speculation has mounted that the TV star is planning to step down as host of the ITV quiz show after 16 years

Evening Standard

90 Artefacts From The Ancient Past That You Might Not Have Heard of Before

Scientists recently announced that they’d discovered a massive underground city underneath the pyramids in Egypt. They claim it’s ten times larger than the pyramids themselves. The post 90 Artefacts From The Ancient Past That You Might Not Have Heard of Before first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Ancient Egyptian pyramids, thought to contain only the elite, may also hold low-class laborers

At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid tombs.

LiveScience

East of Empire: partitioning of India and Palestine unleashed the violent conflict that continues today

What can Indian and Pakistani press archives, government records and memoirs tell us about the Middle East of the 1920s and ’30s, when Britain’s empire was in its twilight years? What did the dissolution of the Ottoman empire, the movement for Egyptian independence, or the crisis in British Mandate Palestine…

The Conversation

7 world's oldest landmarks that are still standing

These are the world’s oldest landmarks still standing, relics that defy the erosion of millennia. From the enigmatic pillars of a Turkish hilltop, carved before cities existed, to the sunlit chambers of Ireland and the towering tombs of Egypt’s pharaohs, each structure is a fingerprint of a lost era.

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The Independent UK

Middle East latest: Egypt offers proposal to get Israel-Hamas ceasefire back on track, officials say

Officials say Egypt has introduced a new proposal to try and get the Israel-Hamas ceasefire back on track

Euronews

The Bashiri mystery: A 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy that no archaeologist dares to open

A mysterious mummy called “Bashiri” has captivated the minds of Egyptologists for more than a century, but no scholar has ever unearthed it.

The Guardian - UK

Claudia Roden: ‘There hadn’t been cookbooks in Egypt – everything was just handed down’

The pioneering food writer and historian talks of her fear of running out of words – even as she is writing her 22nd book

The Guardian - UK

Mother of activist imprisoned in Egypt threatens to go back on hunger strike

Laila Soueif says she intends to resume protest next week unless progress made on release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah

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3,200-year-old Egyptian tomb may belong to military commander who served under Ramesses III

The ancient Egyptian tomb holds the remains of a man with a gold ring bearing the name of Ramesses III.

LiveScience

Ancient Egyptian soldiers and Greek mercenaries were at 'Armageddon' when biblical king was killed, study suggests

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an Egyptian army where an Israelite king was killed. The discoveries at Megiddo, which inspired "Armageddon," reinforce biblical stories about King Josiah of Judah.

The Guardian - UK

‘I trust my eyes, not the forecast’: Alexandria is sinking. Why don’t local fishers believe it?

The ancient Mediterranean city is at risk as sea levels rise. But most people in the vulnerable fishing village of El Max believe it will always weather the storms of time

The Conversation

How can we ethically display the dead in museums? What about resin casts of those who died violently in Pompeii?

We are used to seeing dead bodies in movies and TV shows, but how should we feel when presented with a dead person from the ancient past in a museum?

Al Jazeera

‘Table of mercy’, how Egyptians feed hundreds in Ramadan

At Sayeda Zeinab, neighbours join forces during Ramadan to serve meals, fostering community and compassion in Cairo.

The Independent UK

Tomb of mystery Pharaoh unearthed in Egypt

Royal tomb of mystery Pharaoh who ruled 3,600 years ago unearthed in Egypt

The Independent UK

Royal tomb of mystery Pharaoh who ruled 3,600 years ago unearthed in Egypt

Identity of tomb’s owner remains unknown

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