The Latest Breaking News from Cairo

Mo Salah's stolen medal recovered as two men arrested after burglary at his Liverpool home

The Egyptian star's home in Cairo was broken into at the beginning of the month but police confirmed last night that the stolen goods have been recovered

Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023

You Bury Me review – teen rage and romance in the age of intolerance

Katie Posner directs a high-voltage cast in playwright Ahlam’s politically charged portrayal of a group of teens coming of age in post-Arab spring Cairo

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah's home in Egypt burgled as nephew found property ransacked

Mohamed Salah's villa in the Egyptian capital Cairo was discovered burgled this weekend with items strewn all around the building while several other items were stolen

Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2023

Four Dead in Egypt Train Crash

Four people were killed and 23 injured when a passenger train slammed into the buffers at a station north of Cairo, the Egyptian health ministry said in an update Wednesday. The train went off its tracks as it traveled through the station in the city of Qalyub on its way…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

Watch: US defence secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in Egypt during Middle East tour

Watch as the US defence secretary arrived in Cairo as part of his tour of the Middle East.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Egypt Stresses its Support to UNRWA’s Efforts to Revive Peace Process

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed on Tuesday Cairo’s keenness to support all efforts aimed at breaking the current stalemate in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. “Resuming the peace process would positively impact the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

2 Dead as Train Derails in Northern Egypt

A passenger train derailed Tuesday north of Cairo, killing at least two people and injuring 16 others, Egyptian authorities said. The train went off its tracks as it traveled through a station in the city of Qalyub on its way to the city of Menouf in the Nile Delta, state…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

Cairo Asks UNESCO Not to ‘Politicize Discussions’

Egypt has urged the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to abstain from “politicizing discussions” at its headquarters. Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Monday with Tamara Rastovac, President of the Executive Board of UNESCO. The organization should adopt its decisions based on consensus, following broad consultation,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2023

Smiley, dimpled sphinx unearthed in Egypt

CAIRO: Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near the Hathor Temple, one of the country's best preserved ancient sites, the tourism and antiquities ministry announced.

Bangkok Post · Mar 7, 2023

Egypt Affirms Keenness to Support Iraq’s Security, Stability

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has stressed Egypt’s sturdy commitment to backing Iraq and providing full support to the Iraqi people at all levels, particularly in the areas of counter-terrorism and consolidating security and stability. Sisi's statements came during his meeting on Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2023