The Latest Breaking News from Cairo

Meet the woman who gave up her life in Australia to start a horse hospital in Egypt

Jill Barton's charity has helped thousands of horses and donkeys from her base in Cairo, including some that are likely descended from Australian horses from World War I.

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

Pollution erodes fish stocks and livelihoods in Egyptian lake

Set between irrigated farmland and rocky desert southwest of Cairo, once pristine Qarun Lake used to teem with tilapia, bass and bream and shrimp, offering generous catches to fishermen from surrounding villages.

Reuters · Sep 1, 2022

Warriors: Steve Kerr returns to Cairo, visits Egyptian soccer star Mo Salah at Liverpool

Steve Kerr spent three years of school in Cairo, and now after being gone for more than 35 years, he’s back in the city aiming to connect with young people through basketball.

Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022

Egypt, South Sudan Discuss GERD Crisis

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held talks with South Sudan’s presidential advisor on security affairs Tut Gatluak in Cairo on Thursday. Presidential spokesman, Bassam Rady, said Gatluak handed Sisi a letter from his South Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir, that reviewed the latest political developments and bilateral ties, as well as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 26, 2022

Fatal stabbings highlight violence against women in Egypt

A series of violent crimes against women in Egypt has drawn attention to gaps in legal and social protections that leave female citizens vulnerable to attacks and harassment, victims and activists say.

Reuters · Aug 24, 2022

US Mediates between Libya’s Parliament, High Council of State

The Libyan Presidential Council sought US mediation to resolve the ongoing disputes between the Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives (HoR), Aguila Saleh, and the Chairman of the High Council of State (HCS) Khalid al-Mishri. The US and the international and local community fear an outbreak of a new armed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 17, 2022

Nafis Sadik, a champion of women's health and rights around the world, dies at 92

Sadik became the architect of groundbreaking U.N. action that recognized for the first time that women have the right to control their reproductive and sexual health.

WEKU · Aug 16, 2022

Nafis Sadik, women's health and rights champion, dies at 92

Nafis Sadik, a Pakistani doctor who championed women’s health and rights and spearheaded the breakthrough action plan adopted by 179 countries at the 1994 U.N. population conference in Cairo, has died four days before her 93rd birthday

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Safety concerns after deadly fire rips through Egypt church

Residents of a Cairo neighborhood say they are in shock a day after a devastating fire ripped through a Coptic Orthodox church, killing 41 worshippers, including at least 15 children

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Howard Carter Stole Tutankhamun’s Treasure, New Evidence Suggests

Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, was long suspected by Egyptians of having helped himself to treasures before the vault was officially opened. But while rumors have swirled for generations, proof has been hard to come by. Now an accusation that Carter handled property “undoubtedly stolen…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 15, 2022