Bahareya, Mohamed Hamaki’s sun-kissed duet with Sherine, is among the popular Arabic songs of summer 2026. Ruel Pableo for The National

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World Cup 2026

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

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

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

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Egypt's foreign reserves hit record as households await improvement

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The Rosetta Stone at the British Museum in London. It is inscribed in two languages using three scripts. AFP

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Ancient Egyptian artefact surrounded by competing claims over where it belongs

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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

Egypt team receive heroes' welcome after record World Cup campaign

World Cup 2026
President Sheikh Mohamed and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi at El Alamein airport. Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court
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Sheikh Mohamed meets El Sisi in Egypt

Leaders discuss latest developments in Middle East

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

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

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