• Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah pardoned by president's office

    Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah pardoned by president's office

    Sep 22, 2025 04:28 PM EST

    ... list," which would allow him to travel out of the country once he is freed. It wasn't immediately known if the activist would leave Egypt, but Ali said that his client has a desire to keep his Egyptian citizenship and live in Egypt. "I hope this pardon creates an ...

  • Egypt’s foreign minister says the West's response to Gaza suffering is shameful

    Egypt’s foreign minister says the West's response to Gaza suffering is shameful

    Aug 06, 2025 06:17 PM EST

    ... grid connector between the two countries and an ongoing dispute between Greece and Libya over sea boundaries for offshore oil and gas exploration. Greece and Egypt are also in talks over the legal status of the sixth-century Monastery of Saint Catherine in Egypt’s Sinai Desert. Gerapetritis said that ...

  • Egyptians begin voting in Senate election amid frustrations over stagnant economy

    Egyptians begin voting in Senate election amid frustrations over stagnant economy

    Aug 04, 2025 06:35 PM EST

    CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians on Monday began voting for candidates to the Senate, a consultative upper chamber of the parliament that helps a much powerful lower house to advise on key legislation, policies, and constitutional matters. There were some 63 million people eligible to vote at over 8,000 polling stations ...

  • Egypt provides free train rides for Sudanese refugees returning home

    Egypt provides free train rides for Sudanese refugees returning home

    Jul 21, 2025 08:39 PM EST

    CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of people who have been displaced by fighting in Sudan gathered Monday at the central train station in Cairo to begin a free journey home. The Egyptian government is funding train rides to Khartoum, Sudan's capital, which recently was recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces from ...

  • Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Mesopotamia and Egypt, researchers find

    Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Mesopotamia and Egypt, researchers find

    Jul 02, 2025 10:27 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in an Egyptian tomb site ...

  • UN and Egyptian leaders meet with Iran to discuss nuclear program as enrichment continues

    UN and Egyptian leaders meet with Iran to discuss nuclear program as enrichment continues

    Jun 02, 2025 06:34 PM EST

    Iranian, Egyptian and U.N. leaders have met to discuss Iran’s nuclear program after the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Iran is increasing its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.

  • Egyptian archaeologists discover 3 tombs in Luxor

    Egyptian archaeologists discover 3 tombs in Luxor

    May 26, 2025 08:30 PM EST

    CAIRO (AP) — Egypt unveiled three new tombs of prominent statesman in the Dra Abu al-Naga necropolis in Luxor, officials said Monday. Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.) and identified the names and titles of their owners through inscriptions found ...

  • 6 dead after submarine carrying tourists on Red Sea reef tour sinks off Egypt

    6 dead after submarine carrying tourists on Red Sea reef tour sinks off Egypt

    Mar 27, 2025 02:36 PM EST

    ... who remains in critical condition, doctors can be heard explaining. In November, a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea after warnings of rough waters, Egyptian officials said. At least four people drowned, while 33 were rescued. Tourism is an important sector of Egypt's economy but many tourist companies ...

  • Arab leaders endorse Egyptian counterproposal to Trump's Gaza plan

    Arab leaders endorse Egyptian counterproposal to Trump's Gaza plan

    Mar 04, 2025 07:27 PM EST

    ... international law. Riccardo Fabiani, North Africa director at the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based think tank, said the summit is “a key pillar in Egypt’s strategy” to counter Trump's plan for Gaza. “Egypt is trying to present a credible alternative focused on reconstruction and an indirect consultation ...

  • Egypt developing Gaza rebuilding plan, a counter to Trump's call for depopulating the territory

    Egypt developing Gaza rebuilding plan, a counter to Trump's call for depopulating the territory

    Feb 18, 2025 06:56 PM EST

    ... week’s Munich security conference, one of the Egyptian officials said.Officials from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan will discuss Egypt’s proposal at a gathering in Riyadh this week, before introducing it to the Arab summit later this month, according to the two Egyptian ...