The British Embassy in Cairo has been forced to close for security reasons, the UK ambassador to Egypt has said.

School’s lollipop man quits over safety concerns

Diplomatic efforts were continuing last night in a bid to ensure the safety of four Irish-Egyptian siblings who were among protestors arrested in Cairo at the weekend.

A mother has launched a worldwide appeal to help find her five-year-old daughter who was snatched by her father in Egypt.

A Big Blue-style Irish free diver has revealed how he plunged the height of a 15-storey building under the ocean on a single breath.

THE little boy outside the airport asks, “Does this mean no more rain?” Like many children, he has a knack for cutting through the waffle, getting to the heart of what the adults around him are feeling with one quick, incisive quip.

RUSSIAN CITIES BREAK ON THE DOUBLE

SUNSHINE DEAL OFFERS A SPECIAL CUT PRICE

A holiday jet flying from the UK to Egypt had to divert to Athens airport today after “a security alert”.

A passenger plane travelling from the UK to Egypt made an unscheduled landing tonight after a note containing a bomb threat was apparently found on board, airport officials said.

THOSE who are into cruises will be thrilled by a Royal Caribbean International’s offering of a 14-night fly/cruise on Brilliance of the Seas sailing through the exotic Middle-East to the tropical waters of the Mediterranean.

The Dublin Airport Authority has been told to review its training programmes after it emerged that a landing aircraft passed within feet of a worker on a ride-on lawnmover.

The Government today pledged to donate €2m in humanitarian aid to Gaza and Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin said the cash injection will fund assistance, recovery and reconstruction in the conflict-hit region.

The vast majority of holidaymakers hit by the collapse of Britain’s third largest tour operator will be flown back on their original departure date, the aviation regulator said today.

OFF the back of one of the wettest summers on record, the momentum for those booking a short break in the sun this winter is as strong as ever.

HOME to one of the oldest civilisations in the world, a country with a long and luminous history and its fair share of bloodshed, Egypt is now an ‘emerging’ property market’.

“And Moses stretched his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the waters to go back by a strong east wind ... and made the sea dry land.”

SLATTERY’S Sun is offering Christmas away from the cold, damp and possibly snow, with flights from Dublin, Cork and Shannon over the festive season.

WITH this summer just over, the holiday companies are already plan to grab next summer’s disposable income.

COMBINING breathtaking scenery, sophisticated shopping and sumptuous accommodation with the adventure of safari, South Africa will be the destination of choice for over 50,000 Irish visitors in the coming season.

STENA Line has launched a campaign designed to boost the Donegal Tourism industry by encouraging visitors from Britain into the North West.

LAST night’s bomb attack in Dahab is the latest of a series of terrorist outrages in Egypt, many targeting popular tourist resorts.

Three terrorist bombs tonight hit the Egyptian resort of Dahab at the height of the tourist season, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than 150.

Three explosions tonight rocked the Egyptian resort city of Dahab at the height of the tourist season, killing at least 18 people and wounding more 150 at just one hotel, according to police and rescuers.

An emergency Arab summit scheduled to take place in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh in two days has been postponed following today’s death of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd, said the Arab League secretary-general’s office.

Egyptian police have detained at least 15 men in and around Sharm El Sheikh in connection with the weekend terrorist attacks on the Sinai Peninsula resort, security officials said today.

Police are searching for more than a dozen Egyptians and local tribesmen believed to have played a direct role in the weekend terror attacks in Sharm el Sheikh, senior security officials said today.

An Egyptian has been identified as a possible suicide bomber in the Sharm el Sheikh terror attacks in the first breakthrough in the investigation.

Investigators have identified a body they suspect of being a suicide bomber in the weekend terror attacks in Sharm El Sheikh. He is believed to be an Egyptian with Islamic militant ties.

Egyptian security forces are searching rugged desert mountains for the militants suspected of the Sharm el Sheikh bombings.

NOT surprisingly, Britain’s Muslim community is fearful of the shoot-to-kill policy that resulted in the death of an innocent Brazilian not linked to the London terror attacks.

A rapid series of car bombs and another blast ripped through a luxury hotel and a coffee shop in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheik today, killing at least 75, police said.

A group citing ties to al-Qaida claimed responsibility for today’s Sharm El Sheikh bombings that killed at least 62 people, according to a statement posted on an Islamic website.

Three car bombs exploded in quick succession in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh early today, ripping through a hotel and a coffee shop packed with European and Egyptian tourists.

The family of a Northern Irish UN worker who was held captive in Afghanistan for nearly four weeks said today they were “overjoyed” at the news of her release.

Japan’s Hiroshi Masuoka retained his Dakar Rally title after battling through the final stage in Egypt today.

Former world rally champion Ari Vatanen won the 15th stage of the Dakar Rally today with Hiroshi Masuoka valiantly keeping the fight for overall victory alive.

The 25th running of the world’s toughest motorsport race, the Dakar Rally, will not end in the West African city on January 19.