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Egypt

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River. Reuters

Egypt deepens Eritrea ties as it seeks to isolate Ethiopia in Horn of Africa

Foreign and transport ministers are in Eritrea for talks on expanding commercial and economic ties between the two countries

AnalysisHow Egypt's balancing act aims to preserve relations and prevent war

Cairo's Nilometer measures mood of Egyptians gripped by threat of Ethiopia's dam

President Sheikh Mohamed and Egypt's El Sisi meet pilots keeping UAE safe

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

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

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

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The Lebanese General Security building in Beirut, where a deadline for Egyptians working illegally in Lebanon to arrange proper documentation has been set. EPA

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Salah has played his last game for Liverpool, claims Hassan

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Egypt’s Public Prosecution Office, which has placed a travel ban on men with outstanding alimony or child support payments. Getty Images

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

Move comes after Alexandria woman's livestreamed death sharpened scrutiny of personal status laws

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

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

Egyptian actress Yasmina El Abd joins Dior in rare three-division ambassador role

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Hate and despair: Sudan's fault lines widen as civil war enters fourth year

S&P sees lower UK and Egypt GDP growth on war-related disruption

Mohamed Salah was an unused substitute during Liverpool's 2-0 Champions League defeat to PSG on Wednesday. PA

Salah's Liverpool exit: Slot blamed in Egypt, fans hope he picks Europe over SPL

Egyptian football figures and pundits have their say as speculation mounts over legendary forward's next move

Eni discovers two trillion cubic feet of gas off Egypt's coast

Israeli gas exports resume – but Egypt is counting cost of energy crunch

Saudi non-oil business activity weakens for first time since August 2020

Hamas: No disarmament discussion until Israel fulfils obligations of Trump plan

When football chants turn toxic: Spain’s uncomfortable night in Barcelona

Sudan’s Islamists tighten grip on army with appointment of a new chief of staff

A woman holds a child at a shelter for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 2, 2026. Reuters

Hamas: No disarmament discussion until Israel fulfils obligations of Trump plan

The group also rejects linking further implementation of the plan to progress on disarmament

When football chants turn toxic: Spain’s uncomfortable night in Barcelona

Sudan’s Islamists tighten grip on army with appointment of a new chief of staff

Russia seeks to create 'grain and energy hub' in Egypt

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