Africa: Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt found 14 coffins from around 2,500 BC, following 13 found last week, all at the desert necropolis of Saqqara. By - (Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities/AFP)

Egypt discovers 14 ancient sarcophagi at Saqqara

Sep 21, 2020

Egypt's antiquities ministry announced Sunday the discovery of 14 sarcophagi in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo th ...

An Egyptian medical worker checks blood donated from a person who recovered from Covid-19 inless at the National Blood Transfusion centre in Cairo. By Khaled DESOUKI (AFP)

Egypt tries plasma treatment to fight pandemic

Sep 8, 2020

Mohamed Fathi, an Egyptian man who has recovered from Covid-19, winced as he watched tubes running down his arm to donat ...

Sweet scented jasmine flowers farmed in Egypt's Nile Delta are pressed and the oil extracted for perfumes. By Mohamed el-Shahed (AFP)

Egypt's blossoming trade in fragrant jasmine flowe...

Aug 25, 2020

At midnight, Eman Mehanna switches on her headlamp and begins her day's work picking jasmine flowers, as their powerful ...

Hamdok (centre right) welcomes Madbouli (centre left) in Khartoum. It is Madbouli's first official visit to Sudan since the formation of its transitional government in 2019. By - (Egyptian Prime Minister's Office/AFP)

Egypt, Sudan voice optimism over Nile dam talks wi...

Aug 15, 2020

The prime ministers of Sudan and Egypt on Saturday said they were optimistic that talks with Ethiopia on its controversi ...

Egypt PM visits Sudan as Nile dam talks stall

Aug 15, 2020

Egypt's prime minister arrived in Sudan on Saturday on a visit aiming to improve cooperation between the two neighbour ...

Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam al-Erian, seen here in the dock in a Cairo court in December 2018, has died in Egyptian custody, like the country's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. By Mohamed el-Shahed (AFP/File)

Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader dies in Egypt pri...

Aug 13, 2020

A senior leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood died Thursday in an Egyptian prison where he was serving multiple se ...

Egyptians queue up to vote for a new Senate in an upper house election. The two-day vote for 200 of the Senate's 300 seats will be largely contested by candidates who back President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. By Khaled DESOUKI (AFP)

Egypt holds low-key Senate elections

Aug 11, 2020

Egyptians went to vote Tuesday for a new Senate in an upper house election seen unlikely to revive vibrant political lif ...

For those unable to afford prohibitively high rents in Cairo,Â the burial chambers provide shelter to eke out a largely tranquil, if bizarre, existence side-by-side with dead sultans, singers and saints. By Khaled DESOUKI (AFP)

Egypt highway uproots graves, homes in 'City of De...

Aug 9, 2020

Egyptian mother-of-three Menna said she was caught off guard when a bulldozer clearing space for a controversial highway ...

The alleged assault, which took place at the five-star Fairmont Nile City hotel in Cairo in 2014, involved a group of six men said to have drugged and raped a young woman, according to several social media accounts. By Samer ABDALLAH (AFP/File)

Egypt investigates alleged gang rape at luxury hot...

Aug 6, 2020

Egypt's public prosecutor said Wednesday it has ordered an investigation into a gang rape allegation at a luxury hotel i ...

The new law is expected to make it almost impossible for military personnel to run in any election, in effect preventing anyone from squaring off against Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (pictured January 2020). By HENRY NICHOLLS (POOL/AFP/File)

Egypt's Sisi ratifies law hampering soldiers from ...

Jul 30, 2020

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday ratified a law banning active and former military personnel from run ...

Ethiopia said on July 21 it had hit its first-year target for filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a concrete colossus 145 metres (475 feet) high that has stoked tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan. By Yirga MENGISTU (Adwa Pictures/AFP)

Egypt's Sisi says Nile dam saga to 'drag on'

Jul 28, 2020

Egypt's president said Tuesday that talks over Ethiopia's Nile dam would drag on , but voiced hope for a negotiated set ...

Egypt female social media influencers get two-year...

Jul 27, 2020

An Egyptian court Monday sentenced five female social media influencers to two years in jail each on charges of violatin ...

A woman in Egypt checks an Instagram account for reporting allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. By Khaled DESOUKI (AFP)

In Egypt, sexual predator case reignites #MeToo de...

Jul 16, 2020

Egypt has seen a strong resurgence of the MeToo movement after dozens of women made shocking claims of sexual abuse and ...

The novel coronavirus has compounded the vulnerability of the homeless and street children in Egypt, as the country battles an economic downturn and access to support is reduced due to lockdown measures. By Khaled DESOUKI (AFP)

Egypt homeless, street children hit hard by pandem...

Jul 15, 2020

Wandering Cairo's bustling streets, Zeinab was struggling to survive by selling tissues when the coronavirus left her ev ...

Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have been at odds after multiple rounds of talks over the years failed to produce a deal on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, pictured in December 2019. By EDUARDO SOTERAS (AFP/File)

Sudan says talks on Nile dam resumed with Egypt, E...

Jul 4, 2020

Sudan announced Friday the resumption of talks with Egypt and Ethiopia to resolve the long-running dispute over Addis Ab ...

Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam in the Nile River has been met with vehement resistance from downstream Egypt and Sudan. By EDUARDO SOTERAS (AFP/File)

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agree to delay filling d...

Jun 27, 2020

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed that Addis Ababa will delay filling a mega-dam as part of a comprehensive deal on ...

Egyptian bodybuilders say they are raring to get back to their gruelling gyms routines after being on virus lockdown for weeks. By Khaled DESOUKI (AFP)

Egypt bodybuilders feel pain but no gain in virus ...

Jun 24, 2020

Egypt's musclemen are frustrated with working out from home due to coronavirus restrictions and are raring to get back t ...

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