Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a family photo before a session of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. Reuters

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The emerging geopolitical order need not be a clash of blocs

Comment

Ten Jordanians among 22 killed in bus crash in Egypt's south Sinai

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BP starts gas production at Egypt's Fayoum-4 well two years ahead of schedule

MENA

What fans can expect from Shakira at the Pyramids

Music & On-stage

China's Xi Jinping to make first state visit to Egypt in decade

MENA

Questions abound about SpongeBob and his satirical take on Egypt

MENA

InterviewNew mother Gohar aims to dominate squash again - but it will take baby steps

Sport
Parkin has described its latest expansion into Bahrain and Egypt as a 'milestone' achievement. Antonie Robertson / The National

Dubai's Parkin to expand into Bahrain and Egypt

Emirate's public parking operator has already moved to extend services to Abu Dhabi and Sharjah

UAE

The Middle Eastern journeys that inspired Agatha Christie's greatest mysteries

Travel

How a tribal chief's house became a boutique hotel on Egypt's Red Sea

MENA

Gulf states push to break Iran deadlock and reopen Hormuz

Gulf

‘It was a disaster’: Egypt women's team reaches tipping point after Wafcon flop

Football

How burial trends in an Ancient Egyptian tomb changed over hundreds of years

MENA

Egypt erupts in fury over Ethiopia's plans for three more Nile dams

MENA
The Egyptian team ahead of the CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations match against Zambia in Rabat. EPA

‘It was a disaster’: Egypt women's team reaches tipping point after Wafcon flop

Sarah Essam among players to criticise coach Mohamed Kamal as Cleopatras risk being left behind by rivals

Football

How burial trends in an Ancient Egyptian tomb changed over hundreds of years

MENA

Egypt erupts in fury over Ethiopia's plans for three more Nile dams

MENA

Israel condemned for obstructing peace effort in Gaza

MENA

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