On 28 July 2026, Abu Dhabi announced that the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi would open its doors on 11 December. Twenty years after Frank Gehry first conceived it, the museum will open on Saadiyat Island, becoming the largest of the four sites in the global G...

Switzerland has returned to Egypt an ancient funerary mask dating to the Ptolemaic period, according to an announcement by the Embassy of Switzerland in Egypt on Facebook on 16 September, as part of an ongoing partnership between the two countries to...

  Egyptian security forces in Minya arrested a man found in possession of 151 ancient artefacts intended for illegal trade, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, 15 September. The seized items included two ancient coffins, 37 statues made of li...

  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Cairo on Tuesday, 15 September, for an official two-day visit to Egypt. During the scheduled visit, Abbas is set to hold talks with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace on We...

  Egypt has reported a dramatic decline in child anemia, with the rate falling from 42.3 percent in 2019 to just 8 percent in 2026, according to Health and Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar.  The fall in anemia has come alongside a decli...

By the time Nourhan El-Sayed sits down to watch television on a weekday afternoon, her inner voice starts tormenting her. It already speaks to her as she settles into the couch, before she turns on the TV, or has a chance to exhale. The voice reminds...

EgyptAir is now operating seven weekly flights between Cairo and Barcelona, expanding its air connection between Egypt and Spain, the national carrier announced on Monday, 14 September. The airline said the route is part of its partnership with FC Ba...

  Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) announced on Monday, 14 September, that it has taken a series of actions concerning media coverage related to the private life of Egypt national team coach Hossam Hassan. The SCMR stated th...

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi welcomed Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Cairo on Tuesday, 15 September, for talks on strengthening relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia and developments across the region. The visit com...