The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly was forced to wear a head guard as he looked to deny Mohamed Salah and Egypt in the AFCON quarter-finals.

Minute-by-minute report: Egypt will face Morocco in the quarter-finals after Mo Salah scored the decisive penalty in the shootout

The Man United defender will have to take added precautions in order to play though.

Egypt has reiterated keenness to resume talks “as soon as possible" with Ethiopia and Sudan on the mega-dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile. It called for reaching a legally binding agreement that achieves the three countries’ interests and maintains regional stability. The dispute was sparked in 2011…

Egypt will target economic growth of 5.7 percent and a primary surplus of 1.5 percent of GDP in the 2022-23 financial year, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. The country is targeting an overall budget deficit of 6.1 percent in the next financial year, which begins in July. The finance…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, showed great focus on “deepening the firm strategic alliance” between their countries during a summit meeting on Tuesday. A joint statement issued by Egypt and Algeria at the conclusion of Tebboune’s visit to Cairo stressed the common viewpoints between…

The US State Department approved Tuesday two major military equipment sales to Egypt of transport aircraft and radar systems. The sale of 12 C-130 J Super Hercules transports and accompanying equipment is worth $2.2 billion, AFP reported on Wednesday. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the sale, still not…

All you need to know ahead of today’s last-16 games

Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie between Egypt and the Ivory Coast brings together two of the continent's heavyweight teams who have plenty of history as well as two of the most exciting attacking players in the world just now. Mohamed Salah leads an Egypt side looking to add…