American service members aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer support flight operations day and night from the Arabian Sea, as the US enforces the naval blockade against Iran. Centcom

Mediators seek to salvage US-Iran ceasefire with 10-day truce proposal

Diplomatic push aims to resolve disputed ceasefire terms and ease hostilities over Strait of Hormuz

MENA

Arabic songs of summer 2026: The hits, duets and viral anthems

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Why Port of Aqaba matters to Gulf energy and logistics

Energy

World Cup report cards: Who got an A and who got an F? Grading the Arab teams

World Cup 2026

Trump's board waters down Gaza reconstruction with small housing plan

MENA

AnalysisEgypt and Turkey's growing alliance puts old rivalry aside and alarms Israel

MENA

Egypt's warrior princesses: Ancient bones reveal lives of trained female archers

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Customers at a petrol station in Cairo. Getty Images

Egypt's foreign reserves hit record as households await improvement

El Sisi sets 10-day deadline for price plan as oil and the Iran war keep the economy on edge

Economy

What is the Rosetta Stone and why does Egypt want it back?

Culture

Egyptian scammers make $500,000 from fake marriage paperwork

MENA

Egypt-Ethiopia dispute overshadowed by Horn of Africa tensions

MENA

UAE convoys carrying 792 tonnes of aid enter Gaza

UAE

Sheikh Mohamed meets El Sisi in Egypt

UAE

UAE's Al Habtoor to give 59 cars to Egypt's World Cup team

UAE
Fifty-nine lorries carrying aid sent by the UAE entered Gaza this week. Photo: Wam

UAE convoys carrying 792 tonnes of aid enter Gaza

Aid supplies were prepared in UAE's humanitarian logistics centre in Al Arish, Egypt

UAE

Sheikh Mohamed meets El Sisi in Egypt

UAE

UAE's Al Habtoor to give 59 cars to Egypt's World Cup team

UAE

Egypt team receive heroes' welcome after record World Cup campaign

World Cup 2026

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