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Egypt, Morocco, Algeria make World Cup history in knockout stage

Morocco has already secured its place in the next round while Algeria and Egypt seek to continue North Africa's World Cup campaign.

From (L-R) Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attend a meeting in Cairo on June 21, 2026.

Analysis

Why Turkey and Egypt are deepening military ties amid regional turmoil

Turkey and Egypt are expanding military cooperation as overlapping security challenges, from Libya and Sudan to Gaza and the Red Sea, bring the former rivals closer together.

Barin Kayaoglu

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

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Culture

FIFA rejects Egypt, Iran objections, allows Pride flags at World Cup match

A fan waves a Pride flag before the game between the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers at Lumen Field on June 3, 2023, in Seattle, Washington.

Culture

Egyptians hail first-ever World Cup win as Tunisia, Turkey exit

Hossam Hassan, the head coach of Egypt, celebrates after the 3-1 win during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G match between New Zealand and Egypt at BC Place Vancouver on June 21, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Interview

US-Egypt fund makes case for economic statecraft in hard power era

A worker counts banknotes after filling up the tank of a vehicle at a petrol station in Giza on March 10, 2026.

Cornelius Queen

Cornelius Queen

Senior Vice President of the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund

Beatrice Farhat

Associate Editor (Lebanon)

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

In London, reporting on North Africa and Gulf politics

Mohammed Magdy

In Berlin, reporting on Egyptian politics

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Salwa Samir

In Giza, reporting on politics

Nada Shaker

In Cairo, reporting on culture

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (L) welcomes his Sudanese counterpart, Abdalla Hamdok, upon his arrival in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on March 11, 2021. Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have been locked for almost a decade in inconclusive talks over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, which broke ground in 2011.

The Takeaway: Sudan not occupying Ethiopian territory, says Sudan’s ambassador to US

Highlights of our exclusive interview with Nureldin Satti, Sudan’s ambassador to the United States; quick takes on Israel, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, Kuwait and China; and Gaza’s shelter for stray dogs!

A performer rides a two-horse chariot at the start of the parade of 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies departing from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, Cairo, Egypt, April 3, 2021.

Egypt plans another royal parade, this time for King Tut's gold mask

After the grand success of the Pharaoh's Golden Parade, Egypt is preparing for another major event involving the relics of Tutankhamun, one of ancient Egypt’s most famous kings.

Khaled Dawoud

Egypt releases journalist Khaled Dawoud from prison

Khaled Dawoud was arrested as part of a sweeping crackdown on anti-government protesters in 2019.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (L) welcomes his Sudanese counterpart Abdalla Hamdok upon his arrival in Cairo, Egypt, March 11, 2021.

Why diplomacy may be Egypt's only option to halt Ethiopia's Nile dam

US officials briefed on the intelligence say Cairo's veiled threats to launch military strikes against the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam are mostly hot air.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry takes part in a press conference on Feb. 11, 2021, in Athens, during the Greek-hosted Philia Forum (Friendship Forum), with representatives from Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, and France.

Egypt, Greece, Cyprus edge closer militarily, but may be risking face-off with Turkey

Egypt advances cooperation with Greece and Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean despite Turkey’s rapprochement attempts.

An aerial picture shows workers using a crane to plant trees in a park project by the roadside in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on March 29, 2021.

Cairo backs Riyadh's Green Middle East initiative

Egypt has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Green Middle East initiative to restore green spaces and fight climate change.

A picture taken on April 10, 2021, shows workers carrying a fish covered in gold uncovered at the archaeological site of a 3000-year-old city, dubbed The Rise of Aten, dating to the reign of Amenhotep III, uncovered by the Egyptian mission near Luxor.

Egypt announces discovery of major archaeological city in Luxor

Egypt announced the discovery of an ancient city in Luxor in southern Egypt dating back 3,000 years. It is believed to be the second-most important archaeological discovery since Tutankhamun’s tomb.

People gather around the wreckage of two trains that collided in the Tahta district of Sohag province, some 460 kilometers (285 miles) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, reportedly killing at least 19 people and injuring scores of others, on March 26, 2021.

Egyptian prosecutors blame gross negligence for deadly train collision

The March train crash that killed at least 19 people is the latest disaster to strike Egypt's aging rail system.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Kenian President Uhuru Kenyatta, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi take part in the family photo at the start of the UK-Africa Investment Summit, London, United Kingdom, Jan. 20, 2020.

Egypt, Uganda agree to share military intelligence

A military intelligence cooperation agreement between Egypt and Uganda comes just days after the failure of the Kinshasa negotiations regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis.

A pharmacy employee reaches out to grab a box of medicine in a pharmacy, Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 9, 2016.

Egypt opens mega pharmaceutical city

Egypt inaugurated the first of its kind and one of the largest pharmaceutical cities in the Middle East, as the country seeks to become a regional center for the manufacture of medicines.

A picture taken on April 16, 2017, shows a general view of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Egypt's South Sinai.

Ancient South Sinai city of Saint Catherine to get facelift

Egypt has begun implementing the first phase of a project to develop the city of Saint Catherine in South Sinai and promote tourism in the area.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (R) and his Sudanese counterpart Abdalla Hamdok meet in Cairo, Egypt, March 11, 2021.

Egypt-Sudan hold military exercise amid crisis with Ethiopia

Egypt and Sudan hold military drills amid a deadlock in talks with Ethiopia to reach a binding agreement on filling and operation of Ethiopian dam project on the Nile.