Qatar and Oman are seeking a diplomatic solution between the US and Iran, even while stressing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters

Gulf states push to break Iran deadlock and reopen Hormuz

Diplomatic push comes after Trump threatens Iran with unprecedented economic pressure

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

Israel condemned for obstructing peace effort in Gaza

MENA

Archaeologists may have found Egypt’s lost city of Masn

Culture

Salah debuts as substitute during 'sad and difficult' draw for Trabzonspor

Football
The remains of Ancient Egyptian ruler Queen Hatshepsut. Exposure to fungal spores in mummified remains has been linked to illnesses and deaths. Photo: AFP

How the grisly trade in mummified body parts has created a modern 'mummy’s curse'

Hazardous chemicals and microbes may endanger people handling skulls, hands and feet, new research indicates

MENA

Egypt considering issues around joining regional defence pact

MENA

Helium cylinder explosion in Cairo mall kills three

MENA

Egypt's latest road tragedy fuels outcry over child labour

MENA

Worker killed and five injured in rockfall at Egypt's Sukari gold mine

MENA

Al Burhan army's goal to defeat RSF this year too ambitious, experts say

MENA

Cairo's monorail is up and running - but will it prove to be $4.5bn well spent?

MENA
Sukari, located 750 kilometres south-east of Cairo, is Egypt's first and only large-scale modern gold mine. Photo: Wikimedia

Worker killed and five injured in rockfall at Egypt's Sukari gold mine

Petroleum ministry orders investigation and suspends underground operations at the country's largest gold mine

MENA

Al Burhan army's goal to defeat RSF this year too ambitious, experts say

MENA

Cairo's monorail is up and running - but will it prove to be $4.5bn well spent?

MENA

Why Mohamed Salah joined Trabzonspor: It's cold, hard football economics

Football

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