Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Cairo

Egypt eyes bread subsidy overhaul as global inflation bites

Egypt is considering replacing a popular bread subsidy with cash payments for the poor to protect the budget from soaring global wheat prices, but domestic inflation and a history of protests could make the government opt for a less ambitious reform.

Reuters

Gas Leak Kills Egyptian Family of 7 in Their Cairo Home

A gas leak has killed a family of seven in their Cairo home, Egyptian authorities said. According to a police statement, the tragedy took place on Monday in the Sharabia neighborhood of the Egyptian capital where the family — the parents and five siblings, aged 13 to 26 — died…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Court Refers 10 Sentences to Mufti in ‘Helwan Brigades’ Case

An Egyptian court has sentenced to death 10 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood for planning attacks on the police, the state-news agency MENA said on Sunday. Egypt's top religious authority, the Grand Mufti, has to ratify the sentences, it said. The 10 who were sentenced to death had formed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Egypt, Senegal Discuss Boosting Cooperation in ‘Fighting Terrorism’

Egypt and Senegal agreed on Saturday to boost cooperation in fighting terrorism and empowering the national military forces in the region to confront terrorist organizations. This came during a meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall at al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo. Sisi underscored his…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Progress in Cup of Nations Impacts on Top Club

Egypt’s progress at the Africa Cup of Nations could come at a heavy cost to its most popular club, dividing fan loyalties as the country awaits a key quarter-final clash in Cameroon on Sunday. It also highlights a strange decision by FIFA to host its Club World Cup at the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cairo, Washington to Coordinate over Egypt's Hosting of COP27

Cairo and Washington expressed on Thursday a desire to cooperate ahead of the 27th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), expected to be held in Sharm El Sheikh at the end of the year. During a telephone call, Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad and US Special Presidential Envoy…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt reforms prisons and highlights rights, in moves critics call hollow

At a new correctional centre on the outskirts of Cairo, medical staff at a three-storey clinic stand next to pristine machinery. Female inmates exhibit artwork and knitting.

Reuters

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Cairo Says Keen to Resume Talks over GERD ‘As Soon As Possible’

Egypt has reiterated keenness to resume talks “as soon as possible" with Ethiopia and Sudan on the mega-dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile. It called for reaching a legally binding agreement that achieves the three countries’ interests and maintains regional stability. The dispute was sparked in 2011…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sisi-Tebboune Summit Centers on Deepening African, Arab Ties

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, showed great focus on “deepening the firm strategic alliance” between their countries during a summit meeting on Tuesday. A joint statement issued by Egypt and Algeria at the conclusion of Tebboune’s visit to Cairo stressed the common viewpoints between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thailand, Saudi Arabia agree to restore full diplomatic ties

CAIRO: Thailand and Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to exchange ambassadors in the first high-level meeting between the two countries since a row over a jewellery theft nearly three decades ago led the Gulf state to downgrade ties.

Bangkok Post

Egyptian-Algerian Summit Discusses Regional Issues

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met Monday Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Cairo. The Algerian president is on a two-day state visit and is expected to discuss with his Egyptian counterpart regional matters of mutual interest and the upcoming Arab summit.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘We’re next’: Prisoner’s secret filming appears to show torture in Cairo police station

Human rights groups claim the violent abuse of detainees is widespread in Egypt and perpetrators are seldom punished

The Guardian - UK

US Provides 1.8 Million Additional Doses of Pfizer COVID Vaccine to Egypt

The US Embassy in Cairo revealed that a new delivery of 1.8 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine arrived in Egypt on Saturday. The vaccines delivery came as part of the US Government’s global efforts to fight the pandemic and were transferred to the Ministry of Health and Population, a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, Korea Agree to Establish Political, Economic Partnership

Egypt and South Korea agreed on Thursday to establish an economic and political partnership within an integrated strategic framework for the various aspects and fields of cooperation. This came during the meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in at al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, Algeria Seek to Boost Political, Economic Cooperation

Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat met with the Algerian ambassador in Cairo, Hameed Shbeira, ahead of the Joint Higher Committee meeting between the two countries. The talks addressed the developments of cooperation in various fields, preparations for the Joint Higher Committee, and the results of previous sessions at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt to Start Building 1st Nuclear Reactor this Year

Egypt plans to start constructing the first power unit at El-Dabaa nuclear power plant in July of this year, Rosatom Group CEO Alexey Likhachev announced on Tuesday. Cairo “wants to do everything so that the first concrete is poured in the summer, around July," Likhachev said, according to Russian news…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Biography of Arabic Theater Choirs in 19th Century,’ New Book by Taysir Khalaf

Italy-based Al-Mutawassit publishing released the “Biography of Arabic Theater Choirs in 19th Century---Memoirs of Actors Omar Wasfi, Mariam al-Sammat,” a new book by novelist and researcher Taysir Khalaf. Egyptian actor Omar Wasfi, his real name is Omar Mohammad Mikati, was born in 1874 to a conservative family from Cairo. His…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Towards a Bigger Country for Culture: Six Steps Towards the Future

For many years, I was part of a group of Saudi academics, writers, and people engaged in all kinds of cultural work, who would head to Arab capitals such as Cairo, Beirut, Tunis and Casablanca, as well as various Gulf capitals, to attend conferences or seminars or to participate in…

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, Jordan Pressure US over Two-State Solution

Egypt and Jordan resumed their initiatives to advance the peace plan in the region after coordinating with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas discussed with Cairo and Amman ways to revive the peace process, stressing the need to move quickly to save the “two-state” solution before a “one-state” solution becomes the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egyptian-Algerian Coordination to Boost Joint Arab Work

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Algerian counterpart, Ramtane Lamamra, highlighted on Sunday the need to continue coordination to boost joint Arab work under the Arab League. Lamamra is in Cairo to prepare for the Arab summit scheduled to be held in Algeria this year. The summit, which was…

1 … 31 32 33 34

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.