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Egypt with Jules Verne

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Egypt, with it's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, has also got more expensive - up from an average of £981 to £1,176 for a week of all inclusive holidaying. That's an increase of 19.9 per cent.

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A classic Nile view that captures exactly why this cruise is selling so fast.

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The Great Sphinx of Giza

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The joys of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with Liam Kennedy and Tui. (pic by Dominic Scurr).

I visited Egypt's desert jewel and left with smile wider than Sinai

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Performers dressed as the ancient Egyptian god Anubis surprise London commuters.

Egyptian Gods descend on London

DR Congo celebrate their penalty shoot-out win over Egypt

Hibs star details AFCON experiences ahead of tournament quarter-finals

EasyJet announced new flights out of Edinburgh for 2024 – including Rovaniemi, the gateway to Lapland. Photo: Pixabay

EasyJet adds exciting new routes from Edinburgh Airport

Port Ghalib, where the vessel departed from

Tributes pour in for British victim of Egypt boat fire
Tributes have poured in for Christina Quinn, who died after a dive boat caught fire in Egypt
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Three missing British passengers who were on an Egypt diving boat that caught fire have died.

Breaking Three British passengers confirmed dead after Egypt dive boat fire

A boat has burst into flames in Egypt

Breaking Three Brits missing after boat bursts into flames in Egypt

The divers are raising funds to replace all of their lost possessions and to initiate legal action against the company after their ship sank in the Red Sea. (Go Fund Me)

Brits recount moments ship capsizes in Red Sea

Hackers selling database with 500 million WhatsApp phone numbers

Edinburgh's Georgia Adderley has had a successful year on the squash circuit and can't wait to represent Scotland in Cairo.

Adderley reveals country she really wants play against on world stage

The average motorist leaves their car running for 244 minutes every winter – gen...

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How Scotland helped put climate payments to poorest on COP agenda

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is seen running off the stage at an event at COP27 in Egypt.

Rishi Sunak is rushed out of room by aides at COP 27

The Prime Minister has said he is “very disappointed” in Matt Hancock (Photo: Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak disappointed by Matt Hancock’s decision to go into jungle

Flooding in Alfriston. Picture by Eddie Mitchell

Environment Agency urges households to prepare for winter flooding

Nicola Sturgeon will be heading to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt for COP27

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “determined” the country will play its part in responding to the climate emergency ahead of her attending the COP27 summit in Egypt.
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EasyJet holidays has launched a all 28-day all inclusive package costing just £650 per person

Easyjet claims all-inclusive 28-day holiday cheaper than staying in UK

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Capricorn Energy chief executive Simon Thomson: 'The company is exploring a number of expressions of interest relating to alternative transactions, and is engaging with those parties expressing interest to evaluate potential outcomes.'

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Ever Given boat reportedly freed from the Suez Canal.

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Emma Millington and boyfriend Darren McDougall.

Penicuik family left stranded in Egypt

Emma Millington has been stuck in Egypt for 50 days with her two children, Skylar and Ethan and boyfriend Darren McDougall. Picture: Contributed.

Lothian family reach day 50 of lockdown 'hell' in Egypt

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Bahder, 75, has dreamed of playing football professionally since his youth (Photo: Shutterstock)

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Foreign Office travel safety advice: France, Spain and Egypt

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Hearts midfielder Arnaud Djoum in action for Cameroon against Guinea-Bissau. Picture: AFP/Getty Images

Hearts’ Arnaud Djoum helps Cameroon make winning start at Afcon

Gael Bigirimana will be one of Burundis star players in Egypt

Gael Bigirimana aims to showcase Burundi at the Africa Cup of Nations

Thomas Agyepong's time at Hibs was disrupted by injury

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Much of Egypt is still safe to visit according to government advice (Photo: Shutterstock)

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Gael Bigirimana played the full 90 minutes for Burundi

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Picture of a cross taken in Punta de Tralca, west of Santiago, on July 30, 2018 as Chile's Episcopal Conference holds an extraordinary meeting to analyze the roots of the current crisis that the Catholic Church is experiencing in the country, burdened by the scandals of sexual abuse and cover-up, and how to overcome it. - Chile is investigating more than 150 members of the country's embattled Catholic Church -- both clergymen and lay people -- for perpetrating or concealing the sexual abuse of children and adults, prosecutors said last week. (Photo by CLAUDIO REYES / AFP) (Photo credit should read CLAUDIO REYES/AFP/Getty Images)

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The exterior of the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in Hurghada, Egypt. Tour operator Thomas Cook is evacuating all of its customers from the hotel in Egypt's Red Sea resort

Thomas Cook to remove holidaymakers following death of British couple

The couple were staying the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. Picture: File Photo

British couple die on Thomas Cook holiday in Egypt

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Looking across to the mainland from Rousay. PIC: UHI.

Secrets of Orkney's '˜Egypt of the North' to be unlocked

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Alasdair Prott is based at the Oriam Performance Centre. Pic: Paul J Roberts

Squash starlets descend on The Grange for Scottish Junior Open

A cat mummy is one of the artefacts at Aberdeen University to be rebuilt using 3D technology normally used by medical students. PIC: Aberdeen University

VIDEO: 2,000-year-old mummified cat 'rebuilt' using 3D technology

The shroud is more than 2000 years old. Picture: National Museum Scotland

Ancient mummy shroud discovered by National Museum of Scotland

Arnaud Djoum, top left, celebrates Cameroon's AFCON success

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