The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

In four episodes, the BBC’s Civilisations series tells the story of the fall of the Romans, Aztecs, Egypt’s Ptolemies and Japan’s Edo Samurais. The show tells these stories through a combination of recreated dramatic scenes, explanation from experts and discussions of objects from the British Museum. Here, four experts in…

Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb.

Star forward could miss eight Reds games

Salah won’t be involved when Egypt play Cape Verde on Monday

Tunisia took centre stage at this year's Franco-Arab Film Festival in the Parisian suburb of Noisy-le-Sec, which showcases narrative film and documentaries from North Africa and the Middle East.

Egyptian authorities prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from attending human rights awards in London

Scientists said the findings are the ‘clearest evidence to date’ of broad opium use in Egyptian society

One family in the US claims to have experienced a 'curse' after their son stole and brought home a piece of the Great Pyramid during a trip. Now, his mother is making an effort to return it.

The Middle East region, home to both oil-rich economies and fragile, conflict-affected states, remains among the most underfunded in the global climate landscape.