UAE President meets with President of Egypt GIF. UAE Presidential Court
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President Sheikh Mohamed and Egypt's El Sisi meet pilots keeping UAE safe

UAE leader receives Egyptian President in Abu Dhabi

UAE

Remembering Hany Shaker, a balladeer caught between old and new music traditions

Music & On-stage

Hany Shaker, ‘Prince of Arab Song’, dies aged 74 in Paris

Culture

Derelict buildings becoming a blot on the landscape of Cairo's medieval quarter

MENA

UAE's Dana Gas receives $20m from Egypt to settle outstanding payments

Energy

Egypt concludes major war drills east of Suez that caused a stir in Israel

MENA

Egypt secures Lebanon deal to legalise status of undocumented workers

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River cruise boats on the Nile in Cairo. Reuters

Egyptians relieved as early-closing measures scrapped

Losses from early closing times and lighting cuts found to outweigh benefits of reduced fuel bills

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Jail for Egyptian hotel manager who turned away solo female traveller

MENA

Salah has played his last game for Liverpool, claims Hassan

Football

Egypt seeks to isolate Ethiopia with Africa diplomacy blitz

MENA

ExclusiveEgypt steps up diplomatic efforts to curb Israeli expansion in Lebanon

MENA

Egypt bars alimony defaulters from leaving country as family law reforms loom

MENA

Four of Gaza's Palestinian committee offer to quit over slow progress

MENA
Lebanon is expected to use its second round of direct talks with Israel to push for an extension of the ceasefire. Reuters

ExclusiveEgypt steps up diplomatic efforts to curb Israeli expansion in Lebanon

Cairo steps up engagement, setting red lines and warning against concessions, as Beirut navigates high-stakes negotiations with Israel

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Egypt bars alimony defaulters from leaving country as family law reforms loom

MENA

Four of Gaza's Palestinian committee offer to quit over slow progress

MENA

AnalysisWashington leads on Iran in Lebanon but Israel may yet spoil the plan

MENA

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