Egypt Headlines
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:52:41 GMTSomali FM Praises Egypt's Support for Somalia in Call With Abdelatty
[Shabelle] Cairo -- Somali Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali praised Egypt's continued political, developmental, and security support for Somalia during a phone call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Friday.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:39:14 GMTAfrica's Finest - Egypt Look to Heal a Century of Hurt
[RFI] Egypt enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa's fourth best side in the Fifa rankings. In the fifth of a nine-part series on African squads at the tournament, RFI looks at a nation making its fourth appearance in nearly 100 years.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:50:59 GMTEgypt Sentences Commentator Ahmed Douma to One Year in Prison
[CPJ] Washington, D.C. -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of Egyptian political commentator Ahmed Douma, who was handed a one-year prison sentence on Wednesday over his criticism of conditions inside Egypt's prisons.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:20:47 GMTWhy Egyptian Judge Dissented in Rwanda-UK Migration Case
[New Times] An Egyptian judge on a three-member panel issued a dissenting opinion as the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled that the United Kingdom does not have to pay Rwanda more than £100 million in compensation over the cancelled mig...
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:37:17 GMTBarriers to Work for People With Disabilities
[HRW] Beirut -- Obstacles, Ineffective Quotas, Inaccessible Workplaces Deepen Economic Insecurity
Tue, 26 May 2026 18:24:54 GMTAl Ahly Ly See Off Club Africain to Storm Bal 2026 Semis
[New Times] Al Ahly Ly booked their place in the semifinals of the 2026 Basketball Africa League after an emphatic 98-80 victory over Tunisian giants Club Africain on Monday at BK Arena.
Tue, 26 May 2026 12:32:17 GMTMorocco to Face Senegal As Egypt Set Up Tanzania Semi-Final At TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Afcon
[CAF] The semi-final line-up for the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 has been confirmed after a dramatic day of quarter-final action on Sunday.
Tue, 26 May 2026 12:32:17 GMTMokhtar Double Fires Egypt Past Côte d'Ivoire in TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Afcon Quarter-Final
[CAF] Egypt reached the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 after beating Côte d'Ivoire 4-1 in their quarter-final on Sunday night.
Tue, 26 May 2026 10:05:52 GMTHow the Great Pyramid of Giza Has Survived 4,500 Years of Egyptian Earthquakes
[The Conversation Africa] The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which dislodged some of the pyramid's outer casing s...
Fri, 22 May 2026 04:29:00 GMTEgypt Condemns Opening of So-Called Somaliland Embassy in Al-Quds
[Shabelle] Cairo -- Egypt strongly condemned the illegal and unacceptable move concerning opening the so-called "Somaliland" embassy in Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) in a blatant violation of international law and relevant international legitimac...
Thu, 21 May 2026 17:55:43 GMTEgypt Reaffirms Scholarship Support for Ugandan Students
[Nile Post] The government of Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to offering scholarship opportunities to Ugandan students as part of efforts to strengthen the long-standing bilateral cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the educat...
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:30:09 GMTMorocco and Egypt Reach TotalEnergies U-17 Afcon Quarter-Finals After Dramatic Group a Finale
[CAF] Morocco finished top of Group A at the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Egypt 2-1 on a dramatic final day that also saw Ethiopia eliminate Tunisia with a stoppage-time victory on Tuesday night.
Tue, 19 May 2026 15:22:54 GMTEx-Minister Sadiya Farouq Hospitalised in Egypt, Counsel Tells Court
[Vanguard] Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, is currently in Egypt and medically unfit to appear before the court, her counsel, Oladipo Okpesheyi, told the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Monday.
Tue, 19 May 2026 07:21:38 GMT'We Consider Eritrea a Pillar of Stability' - Egypt's Foreign Minister, Dr. Badr Abdellaty
[Shabait] A senior Egyptian delegation led by Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty, along with Egypt's Minister of Transport and CEOs from key transport, energy, and mining sectors, visited Eritrea on the weekend and held discussions at the Denden Gue...
Mon, 18 May 2026 10:28:26 GMTAt Least 17 Migrants Die After Boat Washes Ashore On Egypt's Mediterranean Coast
[Shabelle] Matrouh, Egypt -- At least 17 migrants died after a boat carrying people believed to have departed from Libya washed ashore on Egypt's western Mediterranean coast, Egyptian officials and local media said.
Mon, 18 May 2026 06:35:56 GMTEgypt, Eritrea Sign Maritime Transport Pact, Declare Red Sea Security Exclusive to Littoral States
[Shabelle] Asmara -- Egypt and Eritrea signed a maritime transport cooperation agreement on Saturday to launch a shipping line connecting their ports, as Cairo declared that the security of the Red Sea remains the exclusive responsibility of its litt...
Thu, 14 May 2026 05:21:55 GMTInside Egypt's Crackdown On Sudanese Refugees
[Ayin Network] Weeks passed in silence for the wife of Sudanese refugee "Mohammed Al-Mahdi" after Egyptian police detained her husband in March. The couple lived in Cairo's Badr district, where officers took Al-Mahdi from the shop where he worked to ...
Wed, 13 May 2026 12:40:34 GMTEgypt's President El-Sisi Arrives in Uganda for High-Level State Visit
[Nile Post] Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has arrived in Uganda for an official visit aimed at deepening bilateral relations and advancing cooperation on key regional issues, particularly the management and shared use of the River Nile.
Mon, 11 May 2026 20:05:55 GMTWith Smart Investments, African Oil Could Fill Half the Supply That Usually Goes Through the Strait of Hormuz
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- As we're all being painfully reminded, cutting off for any length of time the fifth of the world's oil supply that passes through the Strait of Hormuz has an extraordinarily negative impact on commerce and lives here and...
Thu, 14 May 2026 09:29:52 GMTStartup Egrobots Launches Egypt-Made Harvesting Robot
[Daba Finance] Egrobots has unveiled an autonomous agricultural harvesting robot developed by Egyptian engineers, marking a local push into robotics, artificial intelligence and farm automation.
Thu, 14 May 2026 09:29:52 GMTBeltone, Citadel Exit Startup Bosta With Reported 75 Percent Return
[Daba Finance] Beltone Venture Capital and UAE-based Citadel International Holdings have exited Bosta through their joint investment fund, marking another liquidity event in Egypt's startup market.
Thu, 14 May 2026 09:29:52 GMTEgypt's Byit Expands to UAE With Digital Tools for Brokers
[Daba Finance] Byit, an Egypt-born proptech startup, has expanded into the UAE and launched new AI tools for real estate brokers, as it seeks to connect Egyptian property supply with buyers across the Gulf.
Thu, 14 May 2026 09:29:51 GMTEgypt's Taager Opens China Office to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade
[Daba Finance] Taager has opened its first supply office in China as the Egypt-born, Saudi Arabia-based social e-commerce platform deepens its cross-border trade infrastructure.
Thu, 14 May 2026 05:08:10 GMTWhy Was an Egyptian Mummy Stuffed With a Fragment of Homer's Iliad?
[The Conversation Africa] Archaeologists have found something unexpected inside a 1,600-year-old Roman-era Egyptian mummy: a fragment of Homer's Iliad. It wasn't placed beside the body, but inside the mummy's abdomen. But the real surprise isn't just...
Mon, 11 May 2026 05:23:18 GMTMacron Boosts Egypt Ties During Alexandria Visit Ahead of Africa-France Summit
[RFI] President Emmanuel Macron visited Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria on Saturday, reaffirming France's commitment to deepening economic and strategic ties with Cairo, despite persistent criticism over human rights.