The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

The atmosphere at the end of last month's UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt was rather sobering. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced countries to turn to thermal coal and other fossil fuels to meet their energy needs, likely postponing the transition to a net-zero economy. But COP27 also…

Leaders from the Middle East and Europe gathered in Jordan Tuesday in a conference focused on bolstering security and stability in Iraq. The meeting included high-level officials from Saudi Arabia, along with leaders from France, Iraq, Türkiye, Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Iran and the European Union.

Jordan will host the second session of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership on Tuesday. The event's first session was held in Baghdad in August last year upon the invitation of King Abdullah II, in coordination with French President Emmanuel Macron and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who…

A collection of extremely rare colour portraits of ancient mummies have been discovered in Egypt, painted directly onto the 2,000-year-old caskets of their owners

Türkiye has urged Egypt and Libya to launch negotiations to demarcate their maritime border after Cairo announced the delineation of its western border. Egyptian sources said Cairo would swiftly implement its sovereign decision. A source at the Foreign Ministry of the interim Libyan unity government welcomed the “call for negotiation.”…

The 12th edition of the Tahteeb National Festival, organized by the General Authority of Culture Palaces, kicked off on Saturday at the Luxor Temple Square in southern Egypt, and will run until December 21. According to a statement by the Luxor Culture Department, the festival overseen by Artist Ahmed al-Sahfei…

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held a telephone conversation on Saturday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. According to presidential spokesman Bassam Rady, they agreed to deepen cooperation in different fields and coordinate on regional and international issues. They also exchanged views and insights on regional and international issues of common…

A growing number of Syrian Kurds are making the journey to Europe on a circuitous course that includes travel by car and plane across Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, then finally by boat to Spain

Poverty puts thousands into the grip of people smugglers plying a deadly trade in the Mediterranean

The new International Monetary Fund (IMF) $3 billion financial support package for Egypt aims to reduce government debt to less than 80% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the medium term, a cabinet report released on Saturday said. The fund did not require the Egyptian government to cut spending on…

The deal aims to reduce government debt and strengthen the social protection network for citizens.