The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

Egypt and Qatar have boosted their rapprochement through ministerial consultations, proceeding with the reconciliation achieved earlier this year in AlUla in Saudi Arabia. On Thursday, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly attended a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Egypt and Qatar. Qatar's Ambassador to Egypt Salem…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board has approved a 46-month $3 billion financial support package for Egypt, saying it will catalyze additional funding of about $14 billion, the fund said in a statement. The package, Extended Fund Facility (EFF), includes a flexible exchange rate regime and enhanced social safety…

Duha Ashraf was murdered out of revenge against her mother, Mona Omar Mohamed, who owed the grocer just £50, a court in Minya, Egypt, heard

Ibrahim Munir, the leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, died on Nov. 4, 2022, in exile in London. While the news generated few headlines around the world, Munir’s death marks a critical moment in the evolution of a group founded nearly 100 years ago, as a social and religious movement.

FRANCE 24 spoke to Lina Attalah, co-founder and editor of the independent Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr. In late August, the paper published a story about corruption within the ruling Nation's Future Party, which backs President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. As a result, Attalah and three of her staffers were charged…

Israeli soldiers on Wednesday shot dead a person who was trying to smuggle drugs into Israel from Egypt, the Israeli army said. The soldiers were dispatched after spotting suspects in two separate locations on the border and then opened fire, the army added in a statement, without elaborating. The border…

During the bizarre rampage at a Cuban restaurant in Boynton Beach, Florida, US, suspect Emily Lochten allegedly told police she was 'a God from ancient Egypt who could take on all of us' after they tried to subdue her

Israeli soldiers on Wednesday shot dead a person who was trying to smuggle drugs into Israel from Egypt, the Israeli army said.

Mohamed Mansour, who served under Egyptian autocrat, given role fundraising in run-up to election

Egypt concluded an agreement with Greece Tuesday to establish a subsea cable linking the two countries across the Mediterranean. Telecom Egypt, the first integrated telecom operator, and Grid Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) in Greece, signed a collaboration agreement to build a subsea system…

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) is seeking to diversify opportunities within its portfolio, and contribute to projects for the development of clean energy sources globally. In this context, the PIF intends to acquire the state-owned United Bank in Egypt, in a deal that could be worth about $600 million.