Egypt welcomes return of stolen 3400-year-old King Ramses statue

Egypt welcomes return of stolen 3400-year-old King Ramses statue

Egyptian authorities spotted the artefact - stolen decades before - when it was offered for sale in an exhibition in London in 2013.

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Take a Giza at this:Hotel that serves drinks with a sphinx is on the market

Take a Giza at this:Hotel that serves drinks with a sphinx is on the market

The famous North Geelong hotel with a grand – and fake – sphinx could be yours,but it will cost you a pharaoh bit.

  • byCarolyn Webb
Biden urges Egypt,Qatar to press Hamas to agree to hostage deal

Biden urges Egypt,Qatar to press Hamas to agree to hostage deal

Running out of patience,the US president is pressuring Arab leaders to do more to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.

  • byAamer Madhani
Hungry Palestinians crowd on beaches as food is dropped from planes

Hungry Palestinians crowd on beaches as food is dropped from planes

One in six children under age 2 in northern Gaza suffers from acute malnutrition and wasting,a coordination director of the UN told the body.

  • byMichelle Nichols andSuleiman Al-Khalidi
Israel opening road through Gaza Strip to the sea:reports

Israel opening road through Gaza Strip to the sea:reports

The reported gravel road stretches some eight kilometres from the Israeli border to the coast and divides Gaza in two.

Netanyahu rejects Hamas three-phase Gaza truce offer,says victory near

Netanyahu rejects Hamas three-phase Gaza truce offer,says victory near

All hostages would go free,Israel would withdraw from the Gaza Strip and an agreement would be reached on an end to the war under the Hamas proposal.

  • bySamia Nakhoul andAndrew Mills
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Uproar as Egypt starts rebuilding Giza pyramid with new granite blocks

Uproar as Egypt starts rebuilding Giza pyramid with new granite blocks

The project aims to restore the Pyramid of Menkaure,the smallest of the three pyramids at Giza,to its original glory over a three-year period.

  • byMagdy Samaan
Mummified body parts to be removed from Sydney museum amid intense global debate
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Mummified body parts to be removed from Sydney museum amid intense global debate

The Chau Chak Wing museum will remove fragments of mummified bodies from display and will change the “colonial” name of its Mummy Room.

  • byJordan Baker
The mummies return:Three ways to satisfy pharaoh fever

The mummies return:Three ways to satisfy pharaoh fever

Plus:get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • byLinda Morris,Nicole Abadee,Sharon Bradley,Frances Mocnik andAnne Hyland
The exhibition winning the battle of the Sydney summer blockbusters

The exhibition winning the battle of the Sydney summer blockbusters

There are plenty of shows at this time of year,but one is drawing bigger attendance than all the others combined.

  • byJohn McDonald
Gaza ceasefire building blocks slowly being assembled

Gaza ceasefire building blocks slowly being assembled

Plan avoids the two most contentious points of any serious proposal for peace – the Palestinian Authority and a Palestinian state - but doesn’t rule them out.

  • byPaul Nuki