The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

Fifty years on from the surprise attack Egypt and Syria launched on Israel, what was its legacy for the region – and what was the effect on the soldiers?

Egypt and Syria’s joint attack ushered in a new dynamic around the fracture lines in the Middle East

Two centuries ago this week, French linguist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had cracked the code of hieroglyphics, the ancient Egyptian writing system that had puzzled scholars for centuries. RFI tells the story of a breakthrough that revolutionised human understanding of one of the world’s oldest civilisations.

Top Democrat on House foreign policy panel calls for withholding US assistance over Cairo’s human rights record.

The new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says he's considering policy changes toward Egypt, Turkey and other countries as he took over the powerful leadership of the panel

Deal allows the two central banks to exchange up to five billion Emirati dirhams and 42 billion Egyptian pounds.

An indictment accuses Sen. Bob Menendez of receiving bribes and using his position from 2018 to 2022 to benefit the Egyptian government.

A company responsible for halal certification of goods exported from Australia to Egypt has retained the role despite being ensnared in a US bribery scheme.

Senate majority leader says fellow Democrat has fallen ‘way short’ of senatorial standards but stops short of calling for resignation

Menendez, who is accused of accepting bribes to advance Egyptian government interests, faces growing calls to resign.

CITY GUIDES: Exploding with history and culture, Cairo is somewhere that delights all the senses – destination expert Tamara Davison lifts the lid on the best things to do in this wonderful Egyptian city