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Egypt

Egyptian fruit sellers in Cairo. For import-dependent Egypt, the priority is keeping dollars flowing through banks rather than into the black market. Reuters

Egypt signs $1 billion World Bank deal as war compounds economic pressures

Cairo secures reform-linked financing days after currency hits record low and interest rates rise

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi speaks in Alexandria. AFP

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Al Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed Al Tayeb urged Arab and Muslim leaders 'to uphold the spirit of brotherhood and the bonds of religion, blood and language'. Getty Images

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Egypt's North Coast sits on the Mediterranean and offers UAE travellers a new holiday destination. Photo: Getty Images

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El Sisi insists he will leave office in 2030 as he outlines succession plan

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President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has ruled Egypt since 2014. Reuters

El Sisi says no changes planned for Egypt's constitution amid rumours of fourth term

President's comments will curb speculation that he plans to stay in power beyond the end of his final term in 2030

Gaza committee signs recovery assistance deal with German agency

Palestinian leaders gather in Cairo to renew bid for elusive reconciliation

Egypt and Sudan investigate after two Egyptians shot dead in Khartoum

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the discovery of a new crocodile species from ancient Egypt

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El Sisi says Egypt's Nile water share is 'historical and legal' right

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Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia signal new regional alliance

Egypt lose South Africa friendly as Salah's absence continues

Human sacrifice in ancient Egypt uncovered by modern forensic science

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi hosts Sudan's de facto leader Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, left, President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki, second left, and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia, right, at a meeting in Alamein on October 4, 2026. Egyptian Presidency / Anadolu via Getty Images

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Statement after meeting in Egypt does not mention Ethiopia or Israel

Egypt lose South Africa friendly as Salah's absence continues

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