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Egypt

Displaced women queuing for aid at a displacement camp in Al Dabba, Sudan. Reuters

Sudan's Al Burhan welcomes Trump's pledge to end war after rejecting truce

US President's planned push for peace brings him face-to-face with conflict rooted in power struggle and ethnic rivalries

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El Sisi and Putin oversee installation of reactor vessel at Egypt’s Dabaa nuclear power plant

Egypt annuls election results in 19 constituencies

Why Egypt's new Grand Museum is dealing with a public backlash

El Sisi orders inquiry into claims of Egypt election fraud

Hamas ready to lay down heavy weapons if Israel leaves Gaza

Cairo International Film Festival opens with reflection and restored classics



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Exclusive£110m 'giga mansion' in Belgrave Square to be one of London's priciest homes

Members of America First, a far-right white Christian nationalist group, are holding a prayer while awaiting their leader Nick Fuentes to arrive outside the Huntington Place in Detroit, on June 15, 2024. AFP

CommentAmerican conservatism is spinning more furiously rightward than ever

Narges Rashidi stars as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Prisoner 951, a film about her six-year detention in Iran. BBC / Dancing Ledge Productions

Zaghari-Ratcliffe film to bring plight of hostages held by Iran into focus

Tyrant Kings display. Victor Besa / The National

First lookJourney through 13.8 billion years at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

Hind Rajab's mother Wissam Hamada said the children of Gaza are deprived of their most basic rights. Reuters

Hind Rajab’s mother opens Doha Film Festival with emotional address

A protester is removed by police while attending a Lift The Ban demonstration at the Ministry of Justice in central London. Getty Images

Police must end Palestine Action arrests, says former UK counter-terror chief

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A burnt construction vehicle was bombed in an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Ansaryeh. AFP.

Beyond the HeadlinesHow Israel is obstructing reconstruction in Lebanon


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Desert Flowers by Lebanese artist Nadim Karam is made from twisted remnants of recent Israeli shelling. EPA

Exhibition brings art to Pyramids of Giza, with some work forged from conflict

From doors salvaged in Cairo’s Garbage City to steel from Israeli shells in Lebanon, Forever is Now reimagines history and politics through repurposed materials

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New UN draft on way for Gaza stabilisation force, says Egypt's Foreign Minister

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Gaza ceasefire was brokered by the US along with its allies Egypt, Qatar and Turkey.

Egyptian mediators in Gaza to resolve standoff over trapped Hamas fighters

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Egypt fears Gaza force could turn into tool of occupation

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Voters prepare to cast their ballots at a polling station in Giza. AFP

Voter apathy looms over Egypt's parliamentary elections

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Art Cairo returning to Grand Egyptian Museum in January

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Past glories and present problems: Grand Egyptian Museum sparks national pride as well as debate

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Grand Egyptian Museum: What the opening ceremony said about the country

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Step inside the lavish life and death of Tutankhamun at Grand Egyptian Museum

Culture



Loyalists to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi are expected to dominate the election. Getty Images

Egyptians go to polls to choose a new legislature

Low participation expected as dominant alliances prepare to secure nearly every parliamentary seat available

MENA

Qatari Diar signs $29.7bn North Coast development deal with Egypt

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King Tut's coffin to Khufu's boat: What's inside the Grand Egyptian Museum?

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What is happening in Sudan? How two generals' pursuit of power threatens to split country

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Israel in talks over fate of Hamas fighters trapped behind Gaza's 'yellow line'

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US envoy Boulos says Sudan truce agreed 'in principle'

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EditorialThe glory of Egypt's long-awaited museum

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum

Our cartoonist's take on the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum

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Queen Rania wears Dolce & Gabbana for Grand Egyptian Museum opening

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Royals and celebrities attend opening ceremony of Grand Egyptian Museum

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Grand Egyptian Museum opens 'new chapter' for nation, says El Sisi

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InterviewHow a slight by an Italian publisher gave rise to the Grand Egyptian Museum

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Egyptian hockey coach who stabbed wife to death jailed for at least 21 years

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CommentAll eyes on Giza, but opening of Grand Egyptian Museum feels personal

Art & Design



Egypt's former culture minister, Farouq Hosny, spoke to The National at his yet-to-open art museum. Hamza Hendawi / The National

InterviewHow a slight by an Italian publisher gave rise to the Grand Egyptian Museum

Farouq Hosny, Egypt's long-serving former culture minister, recounts bizarre genesis of landmark opening this weekend

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Egyptian hockey coach who stabbed wife to death jailed for at least 21 years

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CommentAll eyes on Giza, but opening of Grand Egyptian Museum feels personal

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Egypt shifts focus to Lebanon after Gaza ceasefire efforts

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