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The headquarters of the Lebanese Electricity Company (Electricite du Liban) in Beirut. EPA

Lebanon turns to Egyptian gas to ease electricity shortages

Future gas supplies would replace fuel oil at Lebanon’s 465MW Deir Ammar power plant

No more dams on Nile without our approval, Egypt warns Ethiopia

Alaa Abd El Fattah apologises for historic social media posts calling for Zionists to be killed

Salah 'very happy' after powering Egypt into Afcon 2025 knockouts

From the darkness of an eclipse to light shed on a pharaoh, what 2026 may bring

Why Egypt v South Africa remains one of African football’s great rivalries

Egypt increases pressure on Ethiopia through Eritrea and Djibouti port deals

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Damascus has festive markets and a Christian Quarter, one of the oldest districts in Syria's capital. AFP

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Restoration of second King Khufu boat under way at Grand Egyptian Museum

Members of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood in the dock during a trial in Cairo in 2018. AFP

Cairo court jails five businessmen linked to Muslim Brotherhood

IMF reaches initial deal with Egypt on delayed loan programme review

Mohamed Salah, centre, scores a late winner to give Egypt a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe in their opening Group B match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. AFP

Afcon 2025: Salah spares Egypt's blushes with late winner against Zimbabwe

Egypt-Saudi Arabia cross‑border power project nears completion

Egypt hunt for eighth Afcon crown with all eyes on superstar Salah

Profit and perception: How Egypt is managing fallout from gas deal with Israel

Afcon: Morocco hunt for first triumph in 50 years as Salah shifts focus to Egypt

A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal city of Caesarea on December 19, 2019. AFP

Egypt says gas deal with Israel is 'purely commercial'

Cairo insists agreement has nothing to do with politics and serves country's strategic interest

Afcon 2025: All you need to know about the tournament in Morocco

EditorialIsrael and Egypt's energy deal is important but issues remain

Israel’s $35bn gas deal to ease Egypt’s energy crunch and cut import costs

Break-up of Sudan is a 'red line' it will not stand by and watch, warns Cairo

UAE’s Amea Power partners with IFC for $700m Egypt solar and battery plant

At least 14 Egyptians dead after migrant boat sinks off Greece

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Egypt's restoration of two ancient statues

Our cartoonist's take on Egypt's restoration of two ancient statues 3,200 years after they fell in an earthquake

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Egypt restores colossal statues of pharaoh 3,200 years after earthquake

In picturesRunners at the seventh Pyramids Half Marathon in Giza

ExclusiveEgypt's El Sisi plans to visit US this month for talks with Trump

ExclusiveCollege tennis and studies are part of learning curve for Egypt's Jana Hossam

'Our legend': Egyptian fans and commentators back Salah in Liverpool drama

Donald Trump holds Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's hand during a meeting in October, when Egypt hosted a summit on ending the Gaza war. Reuters

ExclusiveEgypt's El Sisi plans to visit US this month for talks with Trump

El Sisi expected to discuss Gaza, Cairo's relations with Israel and Ethiopia's dam on the Nile with the US President, say sources

ExclusiveCollege tennis and studies are part of learning curve for Egypt's Jana Hossam

'Our legend': Egyptian fans and commentators back Salah in Liverpool drama

Egyptian ministry faces backlash over steep rent rises on agricultural land

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