Workers crush ore containing gold at a small-scale milling operation outside Atbara, Sudan. Bloomberg

Egypt and Sudan investigate after two Egyptians shot dead in Khartoum

Gunman claims shooting was revenge for brother who was among scores of goldminers killed in air strike near Egyptian-Sudanese border

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Dozens of gold miners killed in Sudan strike, rights groups say

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Palestinian factions to meet in Egypt for reconciliation talks after vote delay

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S&P lifts UK GDP growth view on resilient consumer spending and services sector

Economy

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

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New species of ancient Egyptian crocodile discovered from Sphinx rocks

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

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Members of an Ethiopian pro-government force on patrol in Tigray's capital, Mekelle, on Sunday. Renewed conflict in Ethiopia risks entangling neighbouring countries. AFP

EditorialTurning down the temperature in the Horn of Africa

Mediation and serious diplomatic efforts can help at a moment when tensions are rising sharply

Editorial

Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia signal new regional alliance

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Egypt lose South Africa friendly as Salah's absence continues

Football

Human sacrifice in ancient Egypt uncovered by modern forensic science

UK

Egypt wants diplomatic solution to Nile dam dispute, says PM

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Egypt hosts four-way summit as tensions with Ethiopia escalate

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

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the banks of the Nile in Guba, Ethiopia. AFP

Egypt wants diplomatic solution to Nile dam dispute, says PM

Madbouly says river is matter of 'national security and existential importance'

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Egypt hosts four-way summit as tensions with Ethiopia escalate

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

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

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