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Salah scored twice to take his international tally to 70 ​and surpass former captain Hossam Hassan’s record.

A 5,000-year-old mystery surrounding the tombs of Egypt’s first kings has taken a disturbing turn. Scientists reexamining 46 ancient skulls discovered evidence of potentially fatal head injuries in 18, suggesting that at least 39% of those studied may have been deliberately killed. The findings support a century-old theory that royal attendants were sacrific

Nigeria beat Tanzania to boost their hopes of reaching the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, while Mohamed Salah scores twice as Egypt cruise to victory over Malawi.

Uberaba apresenta alto índice de infestação do mosquito Aedes aegypti Reprodução/TV Integração Uberaba está em situação de risco para infestação do Aedes aegypti, segundo dados do levantamento realizado no início de novembro para verificar a proliferação do mosquito transmissor da dengue, zika e febre chikungunya. Na pesquisa, a cidade atingiu 6,9% de infest

Mohamed Salah mania has hit Super Liga side Trabzonspor and the Egyptian forward appears to be relishing the adulation being showered on him over in Turkey. Salah, of course, was also adored at previous club Liverpool but his finale on Merseyside was a frustrating one. He had a public falling out with manager Arne Slot, the final year of his contract cancell

En egyptisk domstol har satt Rabita-moskeen i Oslo på terrorliste. Nå er lederen bekymret over…

An analysis of President Tinubu’s use of the “Egypt” metaphor to justify fuel subsidy removal, arguing he is more like Pharaoh than Moses to Nigerians. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-and-his-egypt-metaphor/

Angola’s ambassador to Egypt, Maquento Sebastião Lopes, credited Presidents João Lourenço and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with giving a significant boost to relations between the two countries in recent years, at a reception in Cairo on Wednesday marking the 51st anniversary of Angola’s independence and 50 years of diplomatic ties with Egypt. Through regular contac

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has issued a decree allocating about 26,690 feddans of state-owned land in the Red Sea governorate to the finance ministry to reduce public debt and issue sovereign sukuk, as Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reviewed progress towards the government’s debt targets. The decree, published in the Official Gazette, amends Ar

Egypt’s Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad represented President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the leaders’ summit of the COP31 UN climate conference in the Turkish city of Antalya on Wednesday, calling for affordable climate finance for developing countries and a shift from pledges to delivery. The two-day summit, held on 11 and 12 […]

Mohamed Farid, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, and Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, held talks with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to explore ways to deepen trade and investment relations and discuss key developments in US trade policy and their implications for bilateral trade, in a manner that serves the shared [

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed efforts to de-escalate regional tensions and strengthen economic ties with his Kuwaiti counterpart on Wednesday, while also holding talks in Paris with the head of the French Development Agency (AFD) on development projects in transport, energy, healthcare and infrastructure. In a phone call with Kuwaiti For

The Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS) at the Egyptian Embassy in Tokyo organised a high-level roundtable to explore opportunities for Japanese investment in Egypt’s green energy sector, with a focus on renewable energy and green hydrogen. The event, titled “Promoting Investment and Improving the Investment Climate across Egypt’s Green Energy Value Chain,” wa

Minister of Planning and Economic Development Ahmed Rostom held a meeting with the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), attended by Egypt’s Ambassador to the United States, Mohamed El-Molla, on the sidelines of the B20 Summit 2026 in Washington, DC. The meeting explored ways to expand bilateral coopera

Egypt’s Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) on Wednesday launched EQLIM, an initiative to put applied technology to work on development challenges in the country’s regions, as part of the “Innovation State” initiative that emerged from the Egypt Forum 2026. The programme will run through the academy’s regional development centres, which will

Egypt and Germany are strengthening their economic partnership, moving beyond traditional trade towards long-term development and investment cooperation, with a focus on socio-economic stability and green growth. “Egypt is among the most important partner countries for German development cooperation. We have been and will remain a committed partner for Egypt

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk and Higher Education Minister Abdelaziz Konsowa on Wednesday to review proposals to raise the pay of academic staff at Egypt’s public universities, and agreed on salary increases covering all faculty members. The details will be announced at a joint press conference with the two min

Anyma has announced that he will be performing two shows at Egypt’s Great Pyramids of Giza in 2027 as part of his “ÆDEN” tour. The electronic musician will perform at the famed landmark on March 19 and 26, and will be joined by dance music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre. Anyma previously performed at the Pyramids with […]

La Fédération de football égyptienne a décidé de limoger l’entraîneur après avoir constaté la « répercussion négative sur l’image et la stabilité de la sélection nationale » de ses problèmes de couple.

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De vrije pers in Egypte staat onder grote druk. Binnen een maand is de hele zeskoppige redactie van onderzoeksplatform Matsaddash opgepakt en besloot een rechter dat de onafhankelijke nieuwssite Mada Masr moet sluiten. Hoofdredacteur Lina Attalah zat korte tijd vast en moest een boete van omgerekend zo'n 50.000 euro betalen. Ook kreeg Attalah te horen dat ze

Egypt's Transport Minister has admitted failings in the country's railways but defended years of investment in the network, after the latest in a series of deadly crashes . Appearing before parliament's transport committee on Tuesday in a session that ran for about six hours, Lt Gen Kamel El Wazir said he was mourning the seven people killed in Sunday's coll

Egypt has sent its forces to Saudi Arabia to defend its ally against attacks by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, the country's Foreign Minister has said. The Egyptian parliament voted last month in favour of sending troops to Saudi Arabia after President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s surprise announcement on October 17 that Cairo was prepared to help the kingd

Cairo-based jewellery designer and artist Youssef Mohammed Karam Hussein has been named one of five finalists in the Creators of Craft Design Challenge, organised by IQOS in collaboration with Vogue Arabia and with the participation of Italian design house SELETTI. Hussein, the only Egyptian in the final round, will compete alongside four designers from the

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a series of meetings with his French, Ukrainian and Canadian counterparts on Tuesday on the sidelines of a Group of Seven (G7) ministerial meeting in Paris, discussing regional de-escalation, the war in Ukraine, food security, and prospects for expanding economic cooperation. Abdelatty met French Foreign Minister

Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk presented his ministry’s food security strategy to a plenary session of the Senate, telling lawmakers that wheat output had risen to 11 million tonnes in 2026 and that the country’s farmland had expanded to 10.5 million feddans. Farouk said the strategy rests on five pillars: expanding […]

Egyptian Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Tuesday called for prioritising the health crises in Palestine, Sudan and Yemen at a meeting of Arab health ministers, stressing the need for continued humanitarian, medical and emergency financial assistance to the three countries. Abdel Ghaffar chaired the 65th regular meeting of the Executive Bureau of the

Egypt’s cabinet, meeting under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly at the government’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, approved a draft presidential decree on the second phase of a World Bank development policy financing programme, alongside a series of decisions on coastal management, public contracts and education. The financing agreement, sign

Islam Azzam, Chairperson of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), met on Tuesday with a delegation from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to discuss recent government share offerings on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) and the latest developments in Egypt’s non-banking financial sector. The delegation comprised Mark Davis, Managing D

Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Mohamed Farid, held a series of high-level bilateral meetings in Washington, DC, on the sidelines of the B20 USA 2026 Business Summit, to strengthen trade and investment ties with the United States and expand cooperation with international financial institutions. Accompanied by Egypt’s Ambassador to the Unite

Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, said Egypt’s economic policy is shifting towards a competitive, private sector-led growth model aimed at translating economic stability into a production and export boom while creating decent job opportunities. He revealed that the private sector accounts for approximately 80% of Egypt’s gross dome

Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly witnessed the signing of two major hotel management agreements with international hospitality operators at the government headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, reflecting growing domestic and foreign investment in the country’s tourism sector. The agreements will bring international hotel brands to key dest

<p>Seven-time F1 world champion tours border area and logistics warehouses operated by Egyptian Red Crescent</p><p>Lewis Hamilton has visited Egypt’s Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip to meet organisations sending humanitarian aid to the territory.</p><p>The seven-time Formula One world champion has spoken out about conflict and humanitarian crises i

A deadly train collision in Egypt's al-Ayyat prompts demands for political accountability and rail upgrade reviews.

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton traveled to Egypt's Rafah border crossing Tuesday to meet humanitarian organizations delivering desperately needed aid to the war...

La fondatrice et rédactrice en chef de « Mada Masr », un site d’information indépendant reconnu, critique du régime militaire, doit comparaître devant un tribunal le 11 novembre. Dans un entretien au « Monde », elle affirme sa volonté de se battre pour faire reconnaître à son média le droit d’exercer légalement.

« Le peuple égyptien a le droit de lire et d’entendre les points de vue exprimés par le biais [des sites d’information] sur des questions d’intérêt public légitime », a affirmé, devant la presse à Genève, le porte-parole du Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l’homme Thameen Al-Kheetan.

Egyptian prosecutors have demanded that two railway employees be detained over alleged failures to monitor signals before a deadly train crash south of Cairo on Sunday. Investigators found that the driver of one of the trains, who died in the crash, had disabled its automatic control system, according to a statement from prosecutors. Additionally, one of the

Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Raafat Hendy delivered Egypt’s address to the plenary session of the International Telecommunication Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26) in Doha, where he announced that Egypt is renewing its candidacy for a seat on the ITU Council representing Africa. Hendy spoke in the presence of ITU Sec

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is using augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate the fifth-century architecture and spiritual heritage of the historic Abu Mena archaeological site and Saint Mina Monastery in Alexandria. During a meeting chaired by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy, ministry officials met

Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid met executives from France’s Salins Group at the ministry’s headquarters in Cairo to discuss the company’s plans to expand its business in Egypt. Farid met Benjamin Duchesne, general manager of Marine Salt Trading Cie, a Salins Group subsidiary, and export manager Gaëlle Doussard, in the presence

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid met with Adeeb Yousuf Al-Aama, CEO of the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), and an accompanying delegation to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in export financing, start-up support, investment zone development, and the use of technology and artificial intelligence to promote f

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met ministers and officials on Monday to review progress on overhauling Egypt’s scheme for settling certain building violations and legalising the properties concerned, following instructions issued by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Egypt Forum 2026. The meeting was attended by Manal Awad, minister of local dev

As sea levels rise, beaches and wetlands are not the only natural assets at risk of disappearing beneath the water. Coastal flooding could also destroy valuable ecosystem services, from protecting shorelines and filtering water to producing food and regulating the climate. A study published on 3 November in PNAS Nexus has sought to quantify the […]

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty addressed a G7 ministerial meeting in Paris on Monday, setting out Egypt’s approach to governing artificial intelligence, and separately met Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Speaking at the G7 session on AI governance, Abdelatty described the technology a

Egypt has permanently placed the Muslim Brotherhood on its list of terrorist organisations, replacing its temporary listing. The Muslim Brotherhood was declared a terrorist organisation by Egypt in December 2013, months after the military removed president Mohamed Morsi, who belonged to the group, following mass protests against his rule. The latest move cha

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi oversaw the signing of a new agreement to explore for natural gas in the East Alexandria Offshore area of the Mediterranean, between the state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and Cheiron. The deal commits Cheiron to a minimum investment of more than $42mn to drill […]

Saudi Arabia and Egypt are to join a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers in Paris on Monday to explore options to de-escalate hostilities in the Middle East. Iran has stepped up its attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz , as fears widen over a persisting deadlock between the US and Iran . Speaking on his way to France, US Secretary o

Calls for Egypt's Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir to resign were growing on Monday, as parties in the pro-government coalition, as well as a leading pro-state television host, echoed demands that he take responsibility for a train crash south of Cairo that killed seven people. A train travelling from Giza to Fayoum, on Sunday afternoon, smashed into the re

Calls for Egypt's Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir to resign were growing on Monday, as parties in the pro-government coalition, as well as a leading pro-state television host, echoed demands that he take responsibility for a train crash south of Cairo that killed seven people. A train travelling from Giza to Fayoum, on Sunday afternoon, smashed into the re

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Egyptian filmmaker Ayman El Amir, who co-directed the groundbreaking, Cannes prize-winning documentary “The Brink of Dreams,” is developing his next feature, “A Pair of Shoes in the Dark Corner of the Moon.” The satirical comedy is among the projects that will be taking part in the Crossroads Co-Production Forum of the Agora, the industry arm […]

Seven people were killed and 125 injured when two passenger trains collided in Al-Ayyat, in Giza governorate south of Cairo, on Sunday, according to Egypt’s health ministry. The Egyptian National Railways said train number 134, a Tahya Misr service from Giza to Fayoum, ran into the rear of train number 2010, travelling from Cairo to […]

At least seven people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two trains collided near the Egyptian city of Giza. Read More: https://punchng.com/seven-die-as-two-trains-collide-in-egypt/

Un train circulant de Gizeh vers Fayoum a percuté l'arrière d'un autre train circulant vers le sud, du Caire vers Assouan, ont précisé les autorités ferroviaires.

At least four people have died and almost 90 others have been injured after two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

Egypt's public prosecutor's office said investigations were underway to determine the technical reasons behind the crash.

The collision on the edge of Cairo killed at least seven people and injured more than 110.