The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

Israeli forces struck the southern Gaza town of Rafah twice overnight, sowing fear in one of the last places where civilians can seek refuge

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In 1905, Lortet and Gaillard found mummified baboons in Luxor, Egypt, puzzling scientists for over a century about where they came from. A team of scientists recently traced the baboons to Adulis, in modern Eritrea, using mitochondrial DNA. The study also shed light on the possible location of the lost…

Aid organisations say they face difficulties operating as Israel resumes its bombardment of Palestinians in Gaza.

One of the 28 premature Gaza babies moved to Egypt from al-Shifa is dead. And trucks with Gaza aid must wait again.

A team from Israel’s Mossad intelligence services has been ordered home after talks in Qatar about another pause in fighting in Gaza reach a ‘dead end’

Egyptian security sources say aid and fuel trucks from Egypt have stopped, as UN officials say aid delivery in doubt.

Experts say supermarkets may have to rely on imports from as far afield as Egypt, pushing up environmental impact

Tourists are abandoning the Middle East region due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, putting at risk nations like Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt, whose economies depend heavily upon international tourism.