The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

The final two games in the last-16 of the Cup of Nations take place on Wednesday against a backdrop of tragedy following the Olembé Stadium disaster in which eight people died and more than 40 were injured.

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Egypt will target economic growth of 5.7 percent and a primary surplus of 1.5 percent of GDP in the 2022-23 financial year, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. The country is targeting an overall budget deficit of 6.1 percent in the next financial year, which begins in July. The finance…

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…

The US State Department approved Tuesday two major military equipment sales to Egypt of transport aircraft and radar systems. The sale of 12 C-130 J Super Hercules transports and accompanying equipment is worth $2.2 billion, AFP reported on Wednesday. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the sale, still not…

All you need to know ahead of today’s last-16 games

Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie between Egypt and the Ivory Coast brings together two of the continent's heavyweight teams who have plenty of history as well as two of the most exciting attacking players in the world just now. Mohamed Salah leads an Egypt side looking to add…

The US special envoy for the Horn of Africa will visit Kenya, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Israel this week to discuss Sudan and regional peace, the State Department said on Tuesday. David Satterfield will meet with officials from the respective governments from Jan. 24 to Feb. 4 "to…

Ivory Coast host Egypt this afternoon in a heavyweight Africa Cup of Nations last-16 clash.