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Egypt

July 2026

  • An archaeological site in the desert featuring several square rooms and a staircase behind walls

    Archaeologists uncover ancient Byzantine city in Egypt’s western desert

    Well-preserved fourth-century quarters reveal details of daily life, urban development and economic activities
  • Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan holds up the Egyptian flag in celebration after the World Cup 2026 group game victory over New Zealand

    Hossam Hassan and the blurring of lines between football and politics in Egypt

    Egypt face Australia in a historic World Cup game on Friday and the manager has been keen to highlight president Al-Sisi’s role in the achievement
  • A woman sits on a sofa, hands and feet together wearing a fur coat. Another woman in a sleeveless orange dress lies on the couch, resting her head on the older woman's shoulder

    Women behind the lens
    Women behind the lens: ‘My grandma dressed like a celebrity, even matching the colour of her cigarettes to her outfits’

    Egyptian photographer and curator Farida Mahdy was inspired to document her grandmother’s style after finding a collection of her photos

June 2026

  • The silhouette of a jet plane, photographed from below, against an overcast sky

    Inside one man’s botched deportation: seven flights, two swallowed batteries and a staggering bill for the UK taxpayer

    Omar is married to a British woman, has a British son and was given a single non-custodial sentence nine years ago. Nonetheless, the Home Office was determined to deport him – whatever the cost

May 2026

  • Nadir sits on a chair in a living room with incense smoke rising nearby

    Rights and freedom
    Poverty, racism and forced disappearances: why Sudanese war refugees are leaving Egypt for Europe

    In Cairo’s Faisal district, Sudanese who fled conflict at home say they face racism and violence and that a small boat voyage across the Mediterranean might be their only hope
  • A thick cloud of black smoke rising about some port buildings

    Shock of Iran war unites Middle East rivals in pushing Trump towards peace

    Region is adapting to diminished US power after Washington fails to land knockout blow on Tehran

    • Tui faces scrutiny over E coli-linked death of baby after holiday in Egypt

    • double quotation markListen to the stories of Gaza’s women to fully grasp the horrors Israel is inflicting on us

      Olfat al-Kurd

    • Eagles of the Republic review – seductive thriller of corruption and compromise in post-Mubarak Egypt

April 2026

  • Two cobras

    German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt

    Man, 57, was watching snake-charming show when reptile crawled into his trousers, say German police
  • The family residential center in Dilley, Texas, seen in 2019.

    Egyptian family of six taken back into ICE custody days after being released

    Hayam El Gamal and five children were held for 10 months after husband allegedly threw molotov cocktails at crowd
  • Composite image of people in Africa working in the energy industry, with an image of a gas canister, a man in a hardhat and a fighter plane in the background

    The Long Wave
    How the US-Israel war on Iran is affecting African economies

    For some, the impact is already being felt but others remain in limbo over their energy security and are hostage to an unlikely de-escalation
    Newsletter

March 2026

  • The four ministers stand in a row in front of their countries' flags

    Islamabad talks signal emergence of new four-nation bloc in Middle East

    Unlikely grouping of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey steps up efforts to broker ceasefire and curb dominance of Iran and Israel
  • Mohammed Ahmed Sayed stands on a small boat on the Nile with buildings on the other side of the river.

    ‘The fish fled’: Nile fisherman earning more from collecting plastic than fish

    Mohammed Ahmed Sayed Mohammed is among those redeploying his skills for a local recycling company that is cleaning up the Nile
  • Tankers in the strait of Hormuz

    ‘A big burden for farmers’: Gulf shipping crisis threatens food price shock

    Iranian blockade of the strategic strait of Hormuz is hitting global fertiliser supply chain

February 2026

  • Installation view of Unrolling Eternity: The Brooklyn Books of the Dead, Brooklyn Museum, 2026

    ‘People are in awe’: exhibition unveils ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

    A rare gilded and complete Book of the Dead, used by ancient Egyptians to help them to the afterlife, is now on display in Brooklyn
  • Donald Trump and Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

    Authoritarians, strongmen and dictators: who is on Trump’s Board of Peace?

    Representatives of repressive regimes from around the world are flying to Washington for the inaugural meeting of the body

    • Palestinians hope for more after limited Rafah crossing opening – video

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    • Handful of sick and wounded Palestinians allowed through Rafah crossing on first day

    • Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen for Palestinians on Monday, Israel says

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