Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Chinese president Xi Jinping shake hands with children at the Presidential Palace in Cairo in 2016. AP

China's Xi Jinping to make first state visit to Egypt in decade

Visit to take place between August 30 and September 3

MENA

Questions abound about SpongeBob and his satirical take on Egypt

MENA

InterviewNew mother Gohar aims to dominate squash again - but it will take baby steps

Sport

Dubai's Parkin to expand into Bahrain and Egypt

UAE

The Middle Eastern journeys that inspired Agatha Christie's greatest mysteries

Travel

How a tribal chief's house became a boutique hotel on Egypt's Red Sea

MENA

Gulf states push to break Iran deadlock and reopen Hormuz

Gulf
The Egyptian team ahead of the CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations match against Zambia in Rabat. EPA

‘It was a disaster’: Egypt women's team reaches tipping point after Wafcon flop

Sarah Essam among players to criticise coach Mohamed Kamal as Cleopatras risk being left behind by rivals

Football

How burial trends in an Ancient Egyptian tomb changed over hundreds of years

MENA

Egypt erupts in fury over Ethiopia's plans for three more Nile dams

MENA

Israel condemned for obstructing peace effort in Gaza

MENA

Archaeologists may have found Egypt’s lost city of Masn

Culture

Salah debuts as substitute during 'sad and difficult' draw for Trabzonspor

Football

How the grisly trade in mummified body parts has created a modern 'mummy’s curse'

MENA
new archaeological discovery at Tell Abu Seifi in Qantara East redraws the map of Horus's war route. Photo: MOTA Egypt

Archaeologists may have found Egypt’s lost city of Masn

Sandstone inscription found near Suez Canal adds new evidence to a debate dating back almost 140 years

Culture

Salah debuts as substitute during 'sad and difficult' draw for Trabzonspor

Football

How the grisly trade in mummified body parts has created a modern 'mummy’s curse'

MENA

Egypt considering issues around joining regional defence pact

MENA

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