The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Libya’s Presidential Council, headed by Mohammed al-Menfi, has joined the interim unity government in rejecting Egypt’s demarcation of the maritime borders. Abdullah al-Lafi, member of the Presidential Council, noted that the border demarcation was not “a matter of unilateral action, as it is regulated by stable rules in international law,…

Well-informed Egyptian sources emphasized Egypt’s adherence to balancing its national interests with its commitments to Gulf security, following Iranian diplomatic statements about Tehran’s rapprochement efforts with Cairo. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Egypt was committed to balance its vision of regional relations and national interests with its core adherence…

Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly on Tuesday said that the government had received a request from Elsewedy Electric to establish a new industrial zone in the New October City. He added that the government consented to the project and welcomed the private sector’s plans to accelerate the development process in…

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) announced on Monday a new service that will connect Jubail Port with 11 global ports in Türkiye, the Indian Subcontinent, Africa, and the Middle East. To be operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Co., the new service will connect Jubail Port with 11 global ports via…

The year 2022 witnessed an unprecedented decline in the exchange rates of a number of national currencies in some Middle Eastern countries, most notably Egypt, Türkiye, Sudan and Iraq. The value of some of the region’s currencies fell against the US dollar, while others saw very sharp deteriorations, as is…

At the recent United Nations climate negotiations in Egypt, disability activists urged governments to include people with disabilities in their plans to address climate change. In response, the member states adopted an “overarching decision” and a climate action plan that reference the disability community. But those steps still fall short…

The sarcophagus, returned at a ceremony, dates back to the Late Dynastic Period of ancient Egypt, officials say.

Egyptian officials say an ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences has been returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted years ago

Gulf and Arab countries strongly condemned on Sunday the terrorist attack that targeted a security checkpoint in Egypt’s Ismailiyah.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has urged Israel’s new hardline government to refrain from “any measures” that could inflame regional tensions, in a phone call congratulating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his return to office