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UK Becomes Indirectly Involved in GERD Crisis

The UK has become involved in the conflict between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), but it is preferring to play an "indirect" role by encouraging the three countries to reach a suitable solution British ambassador to Cairo Gareth Bayley said: "Britain is participating behind…

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Nabil Fahmy Describes Egypt-US Ties as 'Vital’

Egypt’s former foreign minister Nabil Fahmy described the Egyptian-US relations as “vital” throughout modern history, citing Cairo's pioneering role at the regional level and Washington's leadership at the global level.

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Egypt, Norway to Work Together on Clean Energy Projects

Egypt and Norway on Thursday signed an agreement for several projects to enhance their cooperation in developing renewable energy. The 27th UN Climate Change Conference will be held in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in November. “The excellent relations between our countries are broad," Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken…

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Sudan's leader in Cairo for talks with Egyptian president

Sudan’s top general has held talks with the Egyptian president in Cairo as Sudan remains locked in a political stalemate since a military coup in October, with near daily protests against its military rulers

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Qatar to invest $5bn in Egypt as ties improve

Egypt says the move is meant to strengthen economic and investment cooperation between two ‘brotherly’ countries.

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Egypt, Qatar Sign $5 Billion in Investment Deals

Egypt and Qatar have agreed to sign investment deals worth $5 billion, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement on Tuesday. The cabinet gave no details of the investments and partnerships, announced during a visit to Cairo by the Qatari ministers of foreign affairs and finance, saying only that they…

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Top diplomats from Egypt, Qatar discuss ties in Cairo

Egypt’s foreign minister has held talks with his Qatari counterpart that focused on improved ties between the two countries

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Egypt, Rwanda Agree to Bolster Cooperation with Nile Basin Countries

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held talks with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame at al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo on Sunday. The two leaders discussed bilateral ties and latest regional developments and agreed on the importance of engaging in constructive and effective dialogue to boost strategic cooperation with the Nile Basin…

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Salah Sets Up Win for Egypt over Senegal, Slimani Stuns Cameroon

Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah was the architect of the only goal as Egypt edged Senegal 1-0 in Cairo on Friday in a high-profile World Cup play-off first leg.

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Sisi Contacts Saudi Crown Prince to Condemn Houthi Attacks

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received on Friday a telephone call from Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. Sisi condemned the terrorist attacks committed by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against the Kingdom's civilian sites and oil facilities. He stressed Cairo's solidarity…

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Mohamed Salah edges out Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane in Egypt vs Senegal World Cup battle

Liverpool pair Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane faced off in Cairo on Friday night

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Moscow Reassures Cairo on Completion of El-Dabaa Nuclear Plant

Moscow is seeking to reassure Cairo about the completion of the project to build the first Egyptian nuclear plant. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, meanwhile, stressed the need to exert efforts and address all means leading to a calm and peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine. Shoukry told his…

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Five ancient tombs discovered in Egypt - and they're at least 4,000 years old

The well-preserved tombs, thought to be at least 4,000 years old, were unearthed in Saqqara, outside Cairo and belong to some of the era’s top officials, including court advisers and priests

Daily Mirror

Moon Knight director says Wonder Woman 1984’s treatment of Egypt was a ‘disgrace’

‘Egypt looked like a country from the Middle Ages. It looked like the desert,’ says Mohamed Diab

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Egypt, UK Hold Seminar on Fighting Terrorism

Egypt and the UK coordinated on Tuesday to exchange security expertise in their fight against terrorism during a seminar organized by the Armed Forces in Cairo. Military officials and academics from both countries attended the Egyptian-British Seminar for Counterterrorism 2022, which is held as part of joint efforts between both…

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Egyptian prime minister sets fixed price for unsubsidised bread

Egypt has set a fixed price for unsubsidised bread in an effort to counter rising food prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine closed off access to lower-priced Black Sea wheat.

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Archaeologists discover five tombs in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

Archaeologists have discovered five ancient tombs adorned with well-preserved paintings at a cemetery in Saqqara, just outside the Egyptian capital Cairo, officials said on Saturday.

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Egypt Displays Ancient Tombs in Saqqara

Egypt on Saturday displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The five tombs were unearthed earlier this month and date back to the Old Kingdom — a period spanning roughly from around 2700 BC to 2200 B.C., as well as to the…

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Egypt Displays Recently Discovered Ancient Tombs in Saqqara

Egypt on Saturday displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The five tombs, unearthed earlier this month, date back to the Old Kingdom (1570 B.C. and 1069 B.C.) and the First Intermediate Period that spanned more than a century after the collapse…

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Egypt displays recently discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara

Egypt has put on display recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo

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Five Tombs of Senior Statesmen Discovered in Egypt

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of five historic cemeteries in the Saqqara region, Giza, (western Cairo) that belong to major statesmen from the Old Kingdom (2686-2181 BC), and the First Intermediate Period (2181-2055 BC), dating to over 4,600 years ago. The ministry organizes a…

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Egyptians count rising bread costs as Ukraine war disrupts wheat exports

From his job as a Cairo doorman, Mahmoud Farag earns 1,500 Egyptian pounds ($95) each month but it's no longer enough to adequately feed his family of five.

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Saudi Arabia Seeks New Markets, Promising Investments in Africa

Saudi Minister of Commerce, Majid al-Qasabi underscored the Kingdom's readiness to support cooperative efforts to achieve economic and social development in Arab and African countries. Speaking at the 3rd meeting of the Governance Council of the Arab-African Trade Bridges Program (Jusoor) in Cairo, Qasabi stressed that Vision 2030 seeks to…

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US Man Who Tried to Join ISIS Pleads Guilty

A 21-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty Monday to a terrorism-related charge after being arrested while trying to board a flight to join ISIS. Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams was arrested last June at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as he checked in for a flight to Cairo. He entered a guilty plea in…

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Egyptians Fight to Save Trees amid Cairo's Transformation

A few months ago, Choucri Asmar decided he wasn’t ready to give up hope. So he led a group of residents in “a peaceful demonstration to protect the trees” of his Cairo neighborhood. “It was like a war on green,” Asmar said. Asmar and other residents of Heliopolis — an…

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