ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Remote-controlled robot jockeys lined up at a major camel racing festival in northeastern Egypt, as owners came under pressure from campaigns to stop using child riders.

The ancient Giza pyramids are a bucket-list destination for many globetrotters heading to Egypt, but the sight of the camels and horses languishing in front of them is less breathtaking. Following ...

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ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - On a desert track in eastern Egypt camels race across the sand, urged on by their young jockeys and a convoy of cars speeding alongside them. The race is part of an annual ...

Camels compete in a camel race with robot jockeys on their backs in El Alamein City, Egypt, on Aug. 23, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua) Participants take photos with camels in a camel race in El Alamein City, ...

For over a week now, Ahmed Awni has struggled to offload any of the "prime" cuts of camel haunch that dangle on bloodied hooks outside his Cairo butcher's stall. He's tried a few gimmicks—"Buy 5 kilos ...

A smiling camel photobombed three tourists traveling through Egypt. Friends Hossam Antikka, 20, Karem Abdelaziz, 22, and Misara Salah, 24, mugged for the camera during a recent trip to the pyramids ...

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