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British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd Al Fattah apologised for his 'shocking and hurtful' posts, but claimed some had been 'completely twisted'. AP

UK orders urgent inquiry into British-Egyptian activist's 'abhorrent' tweets

Government admits to 'serious information failures' over anti-Semitic and anti-British posts from Alaa Abd El Fattah

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Afcon 2025: Hakimi returns, Salah rested as Morocco and Egypt advance to last-16

Lebanon turns to Egyptian gas to ease electricity shortages

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



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    Abu Dhabi's Ten11 cafe launches in London

  • Newly elected politicians attend the parliament’s first session in Baghdad. AFP

    Iraqi parliament elects Farhad Al Atroushi as second deputy speaker

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    CommentKhaleda Zia's death closes Bangladesh's founding chapter

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    Inside the Emirates Polar Programme aiming to protect 'planet's thermostat'

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  • Women walking at Al Hol camp in October, 2023. Set up by the UN in 1991 to shelter Iraqi refugees fleeing the fallout from the Gulf War, the camp has become one of Syria’s most complex humanitarian and security challenges. AFP

    EditorialSyria has an opportunity to empty its 'ISIS camps' for good


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Mohamed Salah's late winner against Zimbabwe spared Egypt's blushes in their Group B opener. AFP

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

North meets south in mouth-watering Group B clash

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ExclusiveEgypt 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

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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

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IMF reaches initial deal with Egypt on delayed loan programme review

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

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Egypt-Saudi Arabia cross‑border power project nears completion

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

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The $35 billion deal will provide gas to Egypt from Israel's Leviathan field. Reuters

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

Caught between economic pragmatism and moral outrage, Cairo struggles to justify deal seen by critics as aiding pariah state

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

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Egypt says gas deal with Israel is 'purely commercial'

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

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

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

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

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Solar cells on a hotel rooftop in Sharm El Sheikh. Egypt is looking towards renewables to meet growing energy demand. Reuters

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

Project will have capacity to power more than 500,000 homes

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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

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

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In picturesRunners at the seventh Pyramids Half Marathon in Giza

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

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It took 20 years to re-assemble these two colossal statues of ancient Egyptian King Amenhotep III in Luxor. EPA

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

Refurbished monuments to Amenhotep III unveiled in Luxor

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In picturesRunners at the seventh Pyramids Half Marathon in Giza

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

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

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