The eight Egyptian sailors who were kidnapped from the MT Eureka off Somalia in May. Photo: Egyptian Foreign Ministry

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

Hostage release comes after Egyptian FM Badr Abdelatty held talks with Somali and Yemeni officials

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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

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UAE and Egypt renew Dh5bn currency swap deal

Banking

US and Iran quietly engage in talks but breakthrough proves elusive

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AnalysisSalah walks, Hassan talks - and Egypt have a problem

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

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Mohamed Salah led Egypt to the last-16 of the World Cup in North America. EPA

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

Pharaohs set for homecoming match against Angola at Cairo International Stadium

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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?

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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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El Sisi hosts CIA director in search of end to war

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Salah scores hat-trick as Trabzonspor thrash champions Galatasaray

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Egypt has sought to reinforce its argument that the Nile cannot be left to unilateral decisions upstream, such as Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, pictured. AFP

Egypt sets out new case against Ethiopia in Nile dam dispute

Minister Hani Sewilam contrasts Cairo’s acute water scarcity with Addis Ababa’s far greater rainfall and farmland resources

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El Sisi hosts CIA director in search of end to war

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Salah scores hat-trick as Trabzonspor thrash champions Galatasaray

Football

Saudi Arabia and Egypt stress Red Sea security as Crown Prince visits Cairo

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