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Egypt

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Egypt. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Cairo

Head of State

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Head of Government

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly

last updated:

6 January, 2025

Soldiers carry away the casket of former US president Jimmy Carter, on the day of his state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. Photo: Reuters

United States

Jimmy Carter honoured at state funeral as US mourns former president

President Joe Biden praised the late US leader for rising above politics in his ‘mission to serve and shape the world’.

10 Jan 2025 - 12:26PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas official says ready to free 34 Gaza hostages under mooted deal

6 Jan 2025 - 6:47PM

United States

New Orleans attacker wore Meta smart glasses for reconnaissance, FBI says

6 Jan 2025 - 10:24AMvideocam

Global South

Opinion | As West cuts global aid, emerging powers must step up and contribute

Emerging donors from developing nations with significant economic growth should play a bigger role. Kazakhstan is doing so in Central Asia.

5 Jan 2025 - 5:30AM

Afghan people carry food rations distributed by an Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority programme to support families impacted by natural disasters, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 1. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that 22.9 million people in Afghanistan will require humanitarian aid in 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE

US Politics

US sets state funeral, day of mourning for late president Jimmy Carter

US President Joe Biden has designated a national day of mourning for late president Jimmy Carter.

31 Dec 2024 - 12:43PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel targets Gaza City hospital with missile, killing 7: Palestinian officials

Israeli said Al-Wafaa Hospital was not being used at the time of the attack and was instead functioning as a Hamas command centre.

30 Dec 2024 - 4:36AMvideocam

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s PM Netanyahu to undergo prostate removal surgery, his office says

Netanyahu on Wednesday was ‘diagnosed with a urinary tract infection resulting from a benign prostate enlargement’, his office said.

29 Dec 2024 - 6:14AMvideocam

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, centre. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS

History

Should museums return antiquities to their countries of origin? Some say no

New fronts have opened up in the war of cultural restitution, raising complex ethical and legal questions as some argue against museums returning foreign artefacts.

22 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas, 2 other Palestinian groups say Gaza ceasefire deal ‘closer than ever’

A Hamas leader said talks had made ‘significant and important progress’.

21 Dec 2024 - 11:57PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli team in Qatar for talks on potential Gaza ceasefire deal, official says

Israel’s defence minister says have ‘not been this close to a deal’ on hostages in Gaza.

17 Dec 2024 - 10:56AM

The silhouettes of a military vehicle and a soldier are seen near the Gaza border. Photo: Reuters

Energy

Egypt inaugurates UAE-built US$500 million solar power plant

The power plant comes amid a push by the Egyptian government to boost renewable energy production after last summer’s severe power outages.

14 Dec 2024 - 9:37PM

Visitors on camels pose for pictures with the Pyramids. Photo: AP

Hong Kong Squash Open

‘Greatest stage’: US star Olivia Weaver backs squash to thrive at LA Olympics

World No 4, one of several academically inclined players at the world team championships, set to return from injury for Malaysia semi-final.

12 Dec 2024 - 11:34PM

Joe Biden

Biden arrives in Angola for his long-awaited sub-Saharan Africa visit

US president will use the three-day trip to counter China’s influence by highlighting an ambitious US-backed railway project.

3 Dec 2024 - 4:13AMvideocam

E-commerce

Exclusive | China’s Meituan to expand Keeta food delivery service to more Middle East cities

Wang Xing, founder and CEO of Meituan, said last week that the company has seen some ‘encouraging results’ in Saudi Arabia.

2 Dec 2024 - 1:32PM

Keeta employees promote the food delivery service to customers in Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse

China-Africa relations

What Xi’s flying visit to Morocco means for China’s EV industry

Countries in North Africa are central to solving two major issues facing Chines electric vehicle production, experts say.

29 Nov 2024 - 5:03PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a high-level courtesy call on Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay Hassan as he flew back to China from the G20 summit in Brazil. Photo: Xinhua

Marine safety

5 more rescued after tourist yacht sank in Egypt’s Red Sea, 7 missing

The Sea Story, carrying 31 tourists and 13 crew, was struck by high waves on Monday and sank in minutes.

26 Nov 2024 - 10:41PM

Tourism

Egypt says 16 people missing after tourist yacht capsizes in Red Sea

Vessel was carrying 31 tourists of various nationalities, including Chinese, when it was hit by ‘a sudden and large wave’ on Monday.

26 Nov 2024 - 1:57PM

Mohamed Al-Fayed

Who is Mohamed al-Fayed’s brother Salah, who’s also been accused of assault?

The BBC documentary alleging sexual assault by Mohamed al-Fayed – and possible connivance by Harrods – has prompted further accusations, including against his younger brother Salah.

21 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM

Nancy Reagan, the wife of former US President Ronald Reagan, with Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed and his brother Salah in 1989. Photo: Getty Images

Tourism

Egypt’s Giza strays become tourist draw after pyramid-scaling dog goes viral

Apollo the stray dog became an overnight sensation last month after viral footage captured by a paragliding enthusiast.

18 Nov 2024 - 2:18PM

Italy

Italian president tells Elon Musk to quit meddling in Italy’s domestic politics

The highly unusual statement from the Italian head of state came against growing tension between the ruling coalition and the judiciary.

14 Nov 2024 - 12:13AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Netanyahu and Trump speak

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump three times in the past few days.

11 Nov 2024 - 4:02PM

Rescuers search for victims under the rubble of a destroyed house hit in an Israeli strike in Aalmat village, northern Lebanon on Sunday. Photo: AP

Egyptians exhume the dead as historic cemetery razed

Egypt’s government says the plan is necessary to build new housing as Cairo grapples with congestion and a growing population.

10 Nov 2024 - 10:12AM

The Egyptian government says the destruction of cemeteries in Cairo is necessary to build new roads and bridges that they hope will improve traffic in the congested, densely-populated capital, home to around 22 million people. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Israel probes leaks that appear to have bolstered Netanyahu as Gaza truce talks stalled

Leaks of classified information coincided with public anger in Israel at failed hostage talks with Hamas.

4 Nov 2024 - 12:43PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Opinion | Combined China and US pressure could get warring sides to talk peace

The US may be leading peace efforts but it’s not delivering, while China is failing without leading.

1 Nov 2024 - 6:01AMvideocam

Diplomacy

Opinion | Brics is not anti-West, it just wants a fairer world order

In championing economic inclusivity and strategic autonomy, pioneering financial innovation and promoting peace, Brics is a force for good.

29 Oct 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Egypt proposes 2-day Gaza truce, release of 4 hostages

Egypt’s president says proposal would see talks resuming within 10 days of two-day truce to forge permanent ceasefire.

28 Oct 2024 - 11:55AMvideocam

Palestinian children gather at a destroyed vehicle in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Israeli forces kill 38 people in Khan Younis, storm north Gaza hospital

The escalation came amid new US push for a ceasefire deal, with negotiators meeting in Doha in the coming days to try and restart talks.

25 Oct 2024 - 9:10PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel and Hamas signal openness to talks on Gaza war

The war in Gaza has raged for more than a year, since Hamas fighters raided southern Israel.

25 Oct 2024 - 5:05PMvideocam

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