A vehicle carrying the bodies of victims leaves a hospital in Ismailia after the road accident in Egypt. Reuters

Egypt's latest road tragedy fuels outcry over child labour

Eighteen people, mostly young farm workers, killed and 30 others injured in crash near Ismailia

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

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

Football

'I am here to win': Salah given hero's welcome by Trabzonspor

Football

Egyptians try to make sense of Mohamed Salah's transfer to Trabzonspor

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Massad Boulos, senior adviser to the US President on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs. AFP

US envoy rejects claims of 'secret' Eritrea deal

Massad Boulos's denial comes amid increased scrutiny of American engagement with Eritrea, Ethiopia and Egypt

News

Salah to be unveiled by Trabzonspor in signing ceremony on Thursday

Football

Gaza mediators say Israel 'undermining peace plan' with latest strikes

MENA

Louis Armstrong at the Pyramids: The story behind jazz’s most charming photo

Music & On-stage

Egypt hit by 5.6-magnitude earthquake with tremors felt across Middle East

MENA

The biggest Arab sporting moments to come in 2026

Sport

Emirates NBD signs deal to buy HSBC's retail operations in Egypt

Banking
The River Nile flowing through Cairo after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake near Suez was reported by Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics. Reuters
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Egypt hit by 5.6-magnitude earthquake with tremors felt across Middle East

Tremors felt beyond Egypt's borders, with reports recorded in the Gaza Strip, Jordan and Lebanon

MENA

The biggest Arab sporting moments to come in 2026

Sport

Emirates NBD signs deal to buy HSBC's retail operations in Egypt

Banking

In depthHow intense mediation led to Hamas disarmament deal built on 'spirit of reciprocity'

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