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Displaced Palestinians returning to a destroyed Rafah in the Gaza Strip, a day after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect.

Here’s why Trump’s ‘clean out Gaza’ idea is rejected

The US president said resettling most of the strip’s population of 2.3 million in Jordan or Egypt could be “temporary or long term”. He’s already heard a firm “no”.

  • Joseph Krauss

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One as he travelled from Las Vegas to Miami.

‘You know, it’s over’: Trump floats plan to ‘just clean out’ Gaza

Donald Trump told reporters he wants Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations to take in “probably a million and a half” Palestinians from the war-torn strip.

  • Will Weissert and Zeke Miller
Cruising the Nile with Viking is a bucket-list moment.

Twelve things that will surprise you about a Nile cruise

Reckon the Middle East is a no-go zone for tourists right now? Think again. The sights along Egypt’s lifeblood will amaze even the most seasoned traveller.

  • Steve McKenna
Le Meridien Pyramids’ rooms have views, as the hotel name suggests, of the Pyramids of Giza.

I spent just 24 hours in a country. Does that mean I’ve ‘been’ there?

The first thing I’m going to do on this beautiful morning, my first in a new country? Check out. And then head to the airport.

  • Ben Groundwater
An Egyptian mug from the second century B.C. at the Tampa Museum of Art that was found to have traces of hallucinogenic plants.

Psychedelic traces found on mug from ancient Egypt

Egyptians may have used hallucinogenic substances as part of a fertility rite, researchers say.

  • Alexander Nazaryan
After years of delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum has finally opened its doors.

The world’s most anticipated museum just opened without warning

It is the world’s largest archaeological museum, built at an estimated cost of more than $1.5 billion, and it’s 11 years late.

  • Chris Leadbeater
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Egyptian businessman and Ritz hotel owner Mohamed al-Fayed.

Australian women among the 400 alleged victims of Mohamed Al-Fayed

A BBC documentary revealed Al-Fayed, who died last year aged 94, sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods.

  • Catarina Demony

It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of the death of Hamas’ leader

Netanyahu has long wanted to show that he is a historic figure. Well, this is his moment.

  • Thomas L. Friedman
The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca – Morocco is on the itnerary for Viking this coming season.

Port guide: Aswan, Egypt

This ancient trading city on the Nile is the most wonderfully scenic of all Egypt’s riverside towns, with plenty of energy and attitude to match.

  • Brian Johnston
Indoor palm trees are a reminder you’re in the Middle East.

Bring cash to avoid queues, crying kids at this bureaucratic airport

Cairo airport handles 26 million passengers a year. Allow time (and patience) for its lengthy security – better still, bring cash.

  • Belinda Jackson

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