Abu Bakr Shawky's anthology film, The Stories, is Egypt's official entry for the Oscars 2027. Photo: Maverick Distribution

CommentWatching Egypt's 2027 Oscars entry made me rethink my family's history

Abu Bakr Shawky's 'The Stories' prompted me to look beyond the history I was taught as a child – and towards the people in my own family who lived through it

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Egypt and Ethiopia expel diplomats in tit-for-tat diplomatic row

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Egypt says six members of online platform arrested

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Eight Egyptians freed after being held captive by pirates off Somalia for months

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Egypt seeks bigger Nile share as Ethiopia tensions escalate

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No Salah, no problem as Marmoush double powers Egypt past South Sudan

Football

UAE and Egypt renew Dh5bn currency swap deal

Banking
US President Donald Trump has insisted Iran wants 'to make a deal to ‌open the Hormuz Strait immediately'. EPA

US and Iran quietly engage in talks but breakthrough proves elusive

Sources say Tehran may have softened conditions to help clinch deal while Trump denies offering concessions

MENA

AnalysisSalah walks, Hassan talks - and Egypt have a problem

Football

Rahimi on target as Morocco win while Salah and Egypt frustrated in Afcon

Football

Egypt's new chapter: Salah and World Cup stars target Afcon glory

Football

ExclusiveIran 'presents US with plan for ceasefire and Hormuz opening'

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Do hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun’s tomb hold remains of Nefertiti?

MENA

Where are they now? Bouaddi, Maza and the Arab stars of 2026 World Cup

Football
Iranians walk past an anti-Trump billboard on a street in Tehran. EPA

ExclusiveIran 'presents US with plan for ceasefire and Hormuz opening'

Sources tell The National that Tehran is seeking negotiations timeline and plan includes halt to attacks on Arab neighbours

MENA

Do hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun’s tomb hold remains of Nefertiti?

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Where are they now? Bouaddi, Maza and the Arab stars of 2026 World Cup

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Egypt sets out new case against Ethiopia in Nile dam dispute

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