• My Profile
  • Saved articles
  • Sign out
Sign in
  • Register
  • Sign in
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Horse Racing
Israel-Gaza war
Weekend
Podcasts Newsletters Follow us App Video
Israel-Gaza warWeekend
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Horse Racing
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Horse Racing

          Alexandria

          Crowds flock to the beach at Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Hamza Hendawi / The National

          Snubbed by Egypt’s elite, can Alexandria's past glories help improve its present fortunes?

          MENASeptember 20, 2024
          First responders speak with police at the scene of a collapsed 13-storey-building in Alexandria on Monday. AFP

          Four injured as 13-storey building collapses in Egypt

          MENAJune 26, 2023
          Part of a shipment of more than 34 tonnes of drugs intercepted by Egyptian authorities at Alexandria. Photo: Egyptian Ministry of Interior

          Egypt authorities seize 18 million narcotic pills at Alexandria port

          EgyptNovember 22, 2022
          Farah Mohamed, 12, a visually impaired child, enjoys the water at Al Mandara beach, the first 'beach for the blind' in Egypt, on the Mediterranean coast in Alexandria. Reuters

          Beach for visually impaired - in pictures

          July 27, 2022
          A construction site on the beachfront at Montazah in Alexandria, where plans for a bridge have angered the city's residents. Photo: Egypt's Council of Ministers

          Row in Alexandria over building work at beachfront

          EgyptJuly 18, 2022
          Islam Mohamed, 22, who fishes by diving with a net, comes out of the sea after fishing in Alexandria, Egypt. Reuters

          Egyptian net-divers fish off the coast of Alexandria - in pictures

          EgyptJune 23, 2022
          Abdo Ahmed, 28, a fisherman who fishes by diving with a net, checks his catch after fishing in Alexandria, Egypt. All photos by Reuters

          Egyptian net-divers fish off the coast of Alexandria - in pictures

          June 22, 2022
          The Roman industrial site unearthed by Egyptian archaeologists near the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Photo: Supreme Council of Antiquities

          Roman-era ceramics workshop uncovered in Alexandria

          EgyptApril 13, 2022
          The Mediterranean Sea beach in Alexandria. Victoria Hazou

          Egypt prosecution opens investigation into murder of Coptic priest in Alexandria

          EgyptApril 08, 2022
          The entrance to Villa Casdagli, Garden City in Cairo, 2010. Photo: Xenia Nikolskaya

          Egypt's old colonial homes star in new architecture photobook

          Arts & CultureFebruary 21, 2022
          Cement barriers reinforce the sea wall near the citadel in Alexandria, Egypt, where it is feared the Storm of Qassem will cause havoc this weekend. AP Photo

          Egyptian city braces for the dreaded Storm of Qassem

          EgyptDecember 02, 2021
          Egypt's railway network struggles with a poor safety record. The Toukh rail accident in April, pictured above, left 23 people dead and 139 injured. Photo: AFP

          300,000 rail passengers a day try to dodge fares in Egypt

          EgyptSeptember 19, 2021
          A helicopter flies over Turkish drilling ship Fatih as it sails towards Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean to explore for natural gas. AP

          Why offshore gas in the Eastern Mediterranean has a complicated road ahead

          CommentJune 14, 2020
          A four-metre iron anchor in the bows of the Ottoman trader lost in 1630. Enigma Recoveries. Courtesy Enigma Recoveries

          Huge Ottoman shipwreck found after 70-year hunt

          April 22, 2020
          A woman wears a face mask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, in old Damascus, Syria, on March 9, 2020. REUTERS

          Egypt and Syria announce nighttime curfews to slow virus

          March 24, 2020
          Magic Window Exhibition 2 XYZ by Bassem Yousry. courtesy: Heba el Sherif

          How a former Egyptian bunker became a creative haven for artists

          ArtFebruary 11, 2020
          Read more
          IPSO regulated
          News
          UAE
          Gulf
          MENA
          US
          UK
          Europe
          Asia
          Business
          Aviation
          Economy
          Energy
          Money
          Property
          Banking
          Markets
          Opinion
          Comment
          Editorial
          Obituaries
          Cartoon
          Feedback
          Future
          Science
          Space
          Technology
          Climate
          Environment
          Road to Net Zero
          Health
          Culture
          Art & Design
          Books
          Film & TV
          Music & On-stage
          Pop Culture
          Lifestyle
          Travel
          Fashion & Beauty
          Food
          Motoring
          Luxury
          Home & Garden
          Wellbeing
          Things to do
          Sport
          Football
          Cricket
          Olympics
          F1
          Tennis
          Combat Sports
          Horse Racing
          Weekend
          Living in the UAE
          Podcasts Newsletters Read E-Paper Print Subscriptions Video App
          About UsContact UsWork With UsAdvertise With UsTerms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicySitemapArchiveRegistration FAQsRosalynn Carter Fellowship
          IPSO regulated
          Follow us
          Get news alerts from
          The National logo
          You can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.