The Latest Breaking News from Cairo

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has discussed rising tensions in the region with Egyptian officials in Cairo during the first such visit by a top Iranian official to the North African nation in around a decade

Exclusive: Galleries could welcome visitors as early as Wednesday, though ‘King Tut’ collection will remain at the central Cairo location for now

One person was killed and 21 were injured when a locomotive slammed into the rear of a passenger train bound for Cairo

In 1978, The Grateful Dead and their entourage landed in Egypt for three gigs at the Pyramids of Giza. This is what happened

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Exclusive: UK passengers to the key Gulf hubs touched down at Vienna, Cairo or Jeddah, while Air France travellers from Paris to Mumbai endured an eight-hour ‘flight to nowhere’

Ethiopia fears weapons could worsen security situation amid regional rows over water, territory and Red Sea access

Young girl among those killed as nearly 3,000 people injured; US says it had no involvement

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Ankara this week, signalling the end to years of animosity with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders committed themselves to a new era of cooperation – but some observers question how long it will last.

Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a defense deal signed earlier this month between Egypt and Somalia, two countries that Addis Ababa is embroiled in disputes with amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa region

Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians in two raids in the occupied West Bank, as the military appeared to launch operations in several cities at once