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Europe must not ignore Egypt's persecuted Baha'is

In an Euronews opinion piece, MEP Nikos Papandreou urges the EU to press Egypt to end discrimination against the Baha'i community. He argues Cairo should honour its constitutional commitment to freedom of belief by granting Baha'is equal legal rights.

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Egypt is building an entire desert city from scratch, crowned by a 1,263 foot skyscraper

About 45 kilometres east of Cairo, in a stretch of desert that held nothing but flat, arid gravel and sand only a decade ago, Egypt has built an entire new city from the ground up. Officially called the New Administrative Capital, and more recently renamed The New Capital, the project…

The Times of India

A Cairo coffee house erupts, then goes silent as Egypt’s World Cup run meets Argentina

Egypt's national soccer team has made history by reaching the World Cup knockout stages for the first time

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Pyramids, pharaohs and pure pleasure: Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza

Besides it’s ancient giants, Egypt has the brand new Grand Egyptian Museum to show off its treasures and Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza is the perfect base from which to witness these wonders

Evening Standard

Egypt grapples with video game addiction

Gaming cafés have become a common sight on the streets of Cairo, especially in poorer neighbourhoods. Egyptians hold a world record for time spent gaming per day, with an average of 1 hour and 43 minutes daily. Some 43.5 percent of young gamers in Egypt are considered to be addicted.…

France 24

Egypt's lost city of Imet rediscovered: Multi-storey tower houses and cobra goddess shrines emerge from the Nile Delta

Egypt's lost city of Imet rediscArchaeologists from the University of Manchester and the University of Sadat City in Cairo have uncovered the remains of the ancient Egyptian city of Imet in the eastern Nile Delta a densely built urban centre dating to around the 4th century BCE whose streets, multi-storey…

The Times of India

Hostilities flare in Iran war, oil jumps with talks at a stalemate

CAIRO/WASHINGTON - Gulf hostilities flared again on Wednesday, with an Iranian missile attack damaging Kuwait's airport and the U.S. military carrying out strikes near ‌the Strait of Hormuz, as diplomacy between Washington and Tehran showed little progress.

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Egypt unveils a striking trove of ancient artifacts as the country tries to boost tourism industry

Archaeologists have unearthed ancient artifacts in Egypt including Pharaonic funerary furniture and a marble head of Greek goddess Aphrodite

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Striking trove of artefacts unearthed in Egypt including Aphrodite’s head and ancient inscriptions

The findings are part of a broader governmental initiative to invigorate the nation's tourism industry

The Independent UK

Egypt marks record year for gas discoveries amid domestic shortage

Egypt’s recent Eni-linked gas finds have lifted hopes of an upstream revival, but analysts say import pressure is unlikely to ease soon.

Euronews

Usyk rocked before stopping Verhoeven to retain heavyweight belts

CAIRO - Heavyweight boxing king Oleksandr Usyk retained his titles after a dramatic and controversial stoppage victory over kick-boxer Rico Verhoeven with a second left of the 11th round in Egypt on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

How the Great Pyramid of Giza has survived 4,500 years of Egyptian earthquakes

The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which dislodged some of the pyramid’s outer casing stones. Yet the main body remained essentially intact.

The Conversation

Eagles of the Republic review – seductive thriller of corruption and compromise in post-Mubarak Egypt

The third film in Tarik Saleh’s ‘Cairo trilogy’ is a about a washed-up movie star who is bullied into starring in government propaganda

The Guardian - UK

EU pays Egypt billions to manage migration — Cairo says it is not enough

Egypt’s growing refugee and migrant population, seeking safety from wars in Sudan, Syria and the wider region, has put further pressure on aid agencies and public services as Cairo urges Europe to share more of the cost.

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Haier Signs Four-Year Sponsorship with Al Ahly FC, Becoming the Club's Second Main Sponsor

CAIRO, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Haier, the world's No. 1 major appliances brand for 17 consecutive years as ranked by Euromonitor International, has signed a four-year sponsorship agreement with Al Ahly FC, Egypt's most iconic and successful club in African football history with a record 12 CAF Champions League…

Euronews

Kyiv slams Egypt for accepting Russian‑shipped grain stolen from Ukraine

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday that Egypt has received a fourth shipment of stolen Ukrainian grain via Russia, accusing Cairo of violating its promises.

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Private Giza Pyramids Tour: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience

The Pyramid of Giza, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the last of all the seven wonders of the ancient world, known for its unique and massive architecture.

The Times of India

4,300-year-old gold-covered mummy found sealed in deep Egyptian shaft, shocks archaeologists

Deep beneath the sands of Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis, a discovery has started drawing attention again to how much is still buried in plain sight. Archaeologists reportedly uncovered a sealed tomb containing a gold-covered mummy at the bottom of a deep shaft, untouched for more than 4,300 years. The site sits…

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What lies inside a 1,600-year-old mummy: The shocking discovery of Homer’s Iliad fragment sealed within a Roman-era Egyptian burial

A Roman-era burial site in Egypt has produced a surprising archaeological find. A fragment of Homer’s Iliad was discovered inside a mummy dating back roughly 1,600 years. The site is located in Al Bahnasa, ancient Oxyrhynchus, about 190 kilometres south of Cairo. The papyrus was not placed outside the body…

The Conversation

As the world faces yet another crisis, why are leaders still resisting remote work?

At 9pm, shops, restaurants and cafes go dark across the city of Cairo, where a stringent curfew has been imposed to mitigate the energy shock triggered by the conflict in the Gulf. The measure may prove difficult to enforce among people accustomed to long, convivial evenings, but the outlook is…

The Conversation

Cairo’s City of the Dead is more than a cemetery – it’s a living neighbourhood at risk

On religious festival mornings, Egyptians gather among tombs in Cairo’s City of the Dead, a four-mile medieval necropolis at the foot of the Mokattam Hills. They’re upholding a longstanding tradition of remembrance and honouring their deceased loved ones. Though you might expect this ceremony to be marked with silence, the…

The Conversation

Designing cities: should we build from scratch or keep history alive?

Cities are often described as living archives of human memory. Walk through an old neighbourhood in an Islamic city like Fez in Morocco or Cairo in Egypt, and you can see layers of history in its streets and buildings. Traces of the past remain visible in everyday life.

Euronews

Gas discovery off Egypt's coast comes at a critical moment for Iran war

ENI and Egypt have announced a significant gas discovery in the Eastern Mediterranean — a potential boost for Cairo as the Iran war sends energy import costs rocketing.

The Guardian - AU

Daily Telegraph apologises as dispute reignites between pro-Israel activist and Middle Eastern restaurant Cairo

Apology published in News Corp paper as part of agreed joint statement to resolve legal dispute over undercover story, with Cairo also apologising to activist Ofir Birenbaum

The Independent UK

Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar

Egypt is imposing early closing times for shops, cafes and restaurants to cut oil use as energy prices surge during the war

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