Researchers believe these are the remains of Princess Sathathormeryt, an Egyptian royal buried 4,000 years ago. Photo: Egyptian Museum

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

Lost in Egyptian Museum basement for more than 100 years, skeletons of five princesses and a king tell stories of discipline and hardship

MENA

Egypt's foreign reserves hit record as households await improvement

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
Every member of the Egypt World Cup team and the support staff will receive Mitsubishi SUVs as gifts from the UAE's Al Habtoor group for their best-ever performance in the Fifa games. Reuters

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

Emirati business leader will present Mitsubishi cars to every team member for their ‘honourable performance’

UAE

Egypt team receive heroes' welcome after record World Cup campaign

World Cup 2026

Why Egypt's once-exclusive Ras El Bar resort is no longer for the faint-hearted

MENA

Salah promises 'fresh start for Egyptian football' after World Cup heartbreak

World Cup 2026

Shakira returns to the pyramids: The stars who performed at Egypt’s ancient site

Culture

Despite their World Cup exit, Egypt’s Pharaohs should hold their heads up high

Feedback

Will Fifa act? Egypt's complaint puts World Cup officials under scrutiny

World Cup 2026
Colombian singer Shakira will follow up her 2007 performance at the Pyramids of Giza in November 2026. AFP
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Shakira returns to the pyramids: The stars who performed at Egypt’s ancient site

We look back at the pop, rock, rap, classical and electronic music acts who have played the ancient site

Culture

Despite their World Cup exit, Egypt’s Pharaohs should hold their heads up high

Feedback

Will Fifa act? Egypt's complaint puts World Cup officials under scrutiny

World Cup 2026

Israeli strike kills Gaza aid director behind World Cup screenings

MENA

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