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October 21, 2024 at 12:46 PM

Crowd in Egypt attacks a railway guard after 2 children are run over

Angry residents have attacked a railway guard and his post in a town outside Cairo after a train ran over and killed two children crossing from an unauthorized area
October 21, 2024 at 12:46 PM
This is a locator map for Egypt with its capital, Cairo. (AP Photo)
October 15, 2024 at 9:34 PM

Paraglider spots dog on top of Great Pyramid of Giza

A man flying high above Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza in a powered paraglider spotted something unexpected on top of the ancient landmark: a dog.
October 15, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Paraglider spots dog on top of Great Pyramid of Giza
October 10, 2024 at 1:22 PM

Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group chief accuses Egypt of involvement in civil war

Officials in Cairo denied the claims, saying they sought "to halt the war."
October 10, 2024 at 1:22 PM
In this Aug. 10, 2022 file photo, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Sudanese Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, talks during a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan.
4 months ago

At least 600 Egyptians die in hajj pilgrimage: Source

Around 600 Egyptians have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat as authorities formed a crisis unit on Thursday to probe the deaths.
4 months ago
Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun as they arrive at the base of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on June 15, 2024. Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on June 19 as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900.
9 months ago

Gaza's wounded treated aboard French hospital ship

ABC News' Ines de La Cuetara reports from the French aircraft carrier that's been converted into a floating hospital to treat wounded victims of the war in Gaza.
9 months ago
VIDEO: A floating hospital off the coast of Egypt is treating Gaza’s wounded
9 months ago

Controversial Egypt pyramid renovation likely to be rolled back

A plan to cover one of Egypt’s Giza Pyramids with granite cladding will likely not be possible given rock nature and international archaeological restoration law.
9 months ago
TOPSHOT - The Pyramid of Menkaure (or Menkheres, built in the 26th century BC) is pictured at the Giza Pyramids Necropolis, west of Cairo, on January 29, 2024. In a video posted on Facebook on January 26, Mostafa Waziri, the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, showed workers setting blocks of granite on the base of the pyramid, dubbing it "the project of the century." When originally built, the pyramid was encased in granite, but over time lost part of its covering. The renovation aims to restore the structure's original style by reconstructing the granite layer.
10 months ago

Egypt’s President El-Sisi reelected in landslide

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will serve his third six-year term in office after record turnout at the polls.
10 months ago
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will serve his third six-year term in office after record turnout at the polls.
10 months ago

Egypt's President El-Sisi reelected with 89.6% of vote

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has served as president of Egypt since 2014. Results will to be announced on Monday, Dec. 18.
10 months ago
A woman casts her vote at a polling station in the Zamalek district of Egypt's capital Cairo during the presidential elections on Dec. 11, 2023.
1 year ago

5 American aid workers cross from Gaza into Egypt

The U.S. citizens were among roughly 350 foreign passport holders, including dual nationals, who crossed into Egypt on Wednesday.
1 year ago
VIDEO: 5 American aid workers cross from Gaza into Egypt
1 year ago

Gamal Abdel Gawad on what the Israel-Gaza conflict means for the Middle East

The growing escalation in the region greatens the risk for a larger conflict.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Gaza – Egypt border remains closed as attacks ramp up in Gaza
1 year ago

Confusion over border crossing between Gaza and Egypt

Egypt has said it will not open its border crossing Rafah unless Israel allows aid to flow into Gaza.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Confusion over border crossing between Gaza and Egypt
1 year ago

US 'dedicated' to helping Americans escape Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war: Sullivan

The United States is pushing for Americans to get out of Gaza through Egypt amid the escalating Israel-Hamas war, Jake Sullivan said
1 year ago
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct.10, 2023.
1 year ago

Evacuees fleeing Sudan reflect on 'terrifying' trek as they pass through Cairo

Eighty-six people, most of whom are American citizens, were airlifted on Monday from Port Sudan to Egypt aboard a plane in the first private air evacuation of Americans.
1 year ago
British Nationals prepare to be evacuated onto a RAF aircraft at Wadi Seidna Air Base, in Sudan, April 27, 2023.
2 years ago

Egypt worries as climate change, dam project threaten Nile water supply

By 2025, Egypt is projected to be a water-scarce nation as climate change and a major dam threaten its source of survival.
2 years ago
A general view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, Feb. 20, 2022.
2 years ago

3,200-year-old tomb uncovered at one of ancient Egypt's most important burial sites

A 3,200-year-old tomb belonging to Panehsy, the guard of the temple of the Egyptian deity Amun, has been uncovered in Saqqara necropolis.
2 years ago
Egyptian antiquities workers dig at the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, Jan. 26, 2023. Former Egyptian Minister of Antiquities announces that an Egyptian archaeological mission unearthed a group of rich fifth and sixth-dynasty tombs from the Old Kingdom in the Saqqara necropolis.
2 years ago

Hidden passageway discovered inside Great Pyramid of Giza

A nine-meter long hidden passageway was discovered inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Egyptian tourism and antiquities minister announced on Thursday.
2 years ago
Tourists visit the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at the Giza Pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, on February 2, 2023. - A hidden corridor of 9 metres-long has been spotted close to the main entrance of the pyramid, a discovery made under the Scan Pyramids project that has been in place since 2015.
2 years ago

Secret tunnel discovered in the Great Pyramid

A secret corridor was discovered inside the Great Pyramid in Giza after researchers used scanners and infrared technology.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Secret tunnel discovered in the Great Pyramid
2 years ago

Egypt unveils hidden tunnel inside Great Pyramid of Giza

"Scanning work will continue to uncover more secrets,” said the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.
2 years ago
"Scanning work will continue to uncover more secrets,” said the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.
2 years ago

Egypt discovers 4,300-year-old tombs in ancient burial ground

Egypt on Thursday said it uncovered several 4,300-year-old tombs in Saqqara as it continues a series of discoveries in the ancient burial ground.
2 years ago
An Egyptian archeologist is reflected on a displayed artifact as he restores a recently discovered pottery at the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, 15 miles southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 26, 2023.
2 years ago

Stunning Roman-era paintings uncovered in Egypt

The building and the paintings, which are famously known as the Fayoum portraits, date back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras.
2 years ago
A funerary building and mummy portraits were discovered in Fayoum, Egypt.
2 years ago

Egypt's newly discovered ancient tombs are nearly 5,000 years old

Egypt discovers 5 ancient tombs in Saqqara
2 years ago
Egypt's antiquities and tourism minister Khaled el-Anany inspects one of the five ancient tombs discovered in Saqqara.
2 years ago

At least 41 dead in Cairo church fire

Dozens are feared dead after a huge fire erupted at a church in Cairo on Sunday.
2 years ago
A view of the damage at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Abou Seifain, where a deadly fire broke out in Giza, Egypt, on Aug. 14, 2022.
2 years ago

Egypt in mourning after fire tears through church in Cairo

At least 41 worshippers, including children, were killed at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Abou Seifain in Cairo, Egypt.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Egypt in mourning after fire tears through church in Cairo
2 years ago

At least 41 dead after fire erupts in Cairo church

The fire engulfed the Coptic Orthodox Church of Abou Seifain in Cairo during morning prayers.
2 years ago
The fire engulfed the Coptic Orthodox Church of Abou Seifain in Cairo during morning prayers.
2 years ago

Campus femicides revive calls to strengthen laws against gender-based violence

The latest murder of a young woman in Egypt who had allegedly rejected the advances of a fellow student has sparked outrage.
2 years ago
The mother, right, of murdered Mansoura University student Naira Ashraf reacts as she attends the first trial session of the accused, Mohamed Adel, at the Mansoura courthouse, north of Cairo, Egypt, June 26, 2022.
2 years ago

2 women killed in shark attacks, officials say

Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea over the weekend, prompting officials to close off a stretch of the coastline.
2 years ago
Tourists snorkel near a beach of the Red Sea resort of Sahl Hasheesh, near Hurghada, Egypt, Jan. 8, 2020.
2 years ago

Historic Cairo houseboats facing demolition

The Egyptian government gave Nile houseboat owners orders to evacuate, citing their failure to pay license fees among several other reasons.
2 years ago
A view of the Nile from Ahdaf Soueif's houseboat in Cairo.
2 years ago

Egypt will seek to recover antiquities seized from The Met in New York, official says

Egyptian officials said they plan to start legal proceedings to recover five Egyptian antiques seized from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
2 years ago
A painted portrait of a woman of the Fayum type, dated AD 54-68, valued at approximately $1,245,350.
2 years ago

Egypt uncovers 2,500-year-old coffins, bronze statues

The latest discovery comes two months after five ancient tombs were found nearby.
2 years ago
The latest discovery comes two months after five ancient tombs were found nearby.
3 years ago

Egypt to mark centenary of Tutankhamun tomb discovery with new, lavish museum

The museum will hold more than 100,000 artifacts.
3 years ago
This Sept. 21, 2019, file photo shows a view of the colossus of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, at its permanent display spot at the newly-built Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt.
3 years ago

Egypt digitally 'unwraps' mummy of King Amenhotep

The mummy had remained untouched since it was discovered in 1881.
3 years ago
The mummy had remained untouched since it was discovered in 1881.
3 years ago

Egypt opens Luxor's ancient 'Avenue of Sphinxes' to great fanfare

Egypt will inaugurate the 3,000-year-old Avenue of Sphinxes in a glitzy ceremony.
3 years ago
Avenue of Sphinxes, and the Temple of Amun entrance, Luxor, Ancient Thebes, Egypt.
3 years ago

What appointment of 98 female judges in Egypt means for women's rights

The recent appointment of 98 judges to Egypt's State Council has considerable implications.
3 years ago
Newly appointed female judges of the State Lawsuits Authority attend the swearing-in ceremony at the State Council headquarters in Giza, Egypt October 19, 2021.
3 years ago

Scientists study ancient Egyptian mummies with CT scans

WAKING THE DEAD: Ancient Egypt meets modern technology as scientists put mummies under the microscope with CT scans to study their life and death.
3 years ago
WAKING THE DEAD: Ancient Egypt meets modern technology as scientists put mummies under the microscope with CT scans to study their life and death.
4 years ago

11 dead, 98 injured in passenger train derailment in Egypt

A passenger train derailment in Egypt has left 11 dead and 98 injured, officials said.
4 years ago
People gather at the site where train carriages derailed in Qalioubia north of Cairo, Egypt, April 18, 2021.
4 years ago

‘Keep the mummies asleep’: Unfortunate events in Egypt blamed on ‘pharaoh's curse’

Some unfortunate events in Egypt, like the Suez Canal blockage, are being blamed on a possible "pharaoh's curse" as 22 mummies are set to be relocated.
4 years ago
Men pass in front of a poster for The Pharaohs' Golden Parade in Cairo for the transfer of 22 mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, April 1, 2021.
4 years ago

Engineers successfully free ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal

The colossal cargo ship that became stuck on the banks of Suez Canal last week, blocking traffic through the crucial waterway, was finally freed by engineers on Monday.
4 years ago
Ship "Ever Given," one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt, March 29, 2021. The ship which ran aground during strong winds, was stuck for a week, blocking traffic in the channel.
4 years ago

Massive cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal is partially refloated

The Ever Given is closer to freedom after engineers partially refloated the 200,000 ton carrier which has been blocking one of the world's busiest shipping channels for almost a week.
4 years ago
VIDEO: Massive cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal is partially refloated
4 years ago

Urgent effort to dislodge cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal

As the canal is a key global trade route, what could be the impact this one stranded ship could have all over the world?
4 years ago
VIDEO: Urgent effort to dislodge cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal
4 years ago

US offers to help Egypt with Suez blockage

Egypt's efforts to pull the gigantic ship have yielded little progress.
4 years ago
A satellite image shows stranded container ship Ever Given after it ran aground in Suez Canal, Egypt, March 25, 2021.
4 years ago

Moving stranded cargo ship in Suez Canal could 'take weeks,' salvage company says

Egypt said it halted all navigation in the canal on Thursday.
4 years ago
A handout picture released by the Suez Canal Authority on March 25, 2021 shows Egyptian tug boats trying to free Taiwan-owned cargo MV Ever Given (Evergreen.)
4 years ago

Large container ship blocks Egypt's Suez Canal

The canal provides the shortest link from Asia to Europe by connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
4 years ago
The canal provides the shortest link from Asia to Europe by connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
4 years ago

Massive container ship blocks Egypt's Suez Canal

The canal provides the shortest link from Asia to Europe by connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea
4 years ago
A handout picture released by the Suez Canal Authority on March 24, 2021 shows the Taiwan-owned MV Ever Given (Evergreen), a 400-metre- (1,300-foot-)long and 59-metre wide vessel, lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez Canal.
4 years ago

Biden faces 1st test with Egypt over human rights, weapon sales

President Joe Biden's administration expressed concern over the Egyptian government's human rights record after the family of a U.S. citizen and activist was detained.
4 years ago
File photo of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
4 years ago

Egypt unlocks more secrets in Saqqara with latest discovery

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities announced a new discovery of a funerary temple and ancient sarcophagi in Saqqara.
4 years ago
Workers excavate a site during the official announcement of the discovery by an Egyptian archaeological mission of a new trove of treasures at Egypt's Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 17, 2021.
4 years ago

Egypt unveils ancient funerary temple

The temple is located south of Cairo and contains coffins that date back some 3,000 years.
4 years ago
The temple is located south of Cairo and contains coffins that date back some 3,000 years.
4 years ago

Egyptian spa offers snake massage treatment

Live snakes slither on people’s backs and faces for pain relief at a spa in Egypt.
4 years ago
Live snakes slither on people’s backs and faces for pain relief at a spa in Egypt.
4 years ago

5 Americans among 7 peacekeepers killed in Sinai helicopter crash

Five American peacekeepers were among a group of seven killed in a helicopter accident in the Sinai Peninsula.
4 years ago
A soldier with the Guam Army National Guard, watches as a UH-60 Helicopter delivers resupplies in South Sinai, Egypt, Dec. 29, 2019.
4 years ago

Cairo's Baron Empain palace reopens after restoration

Egypt's historic Baron Empain Palace, which has been standing for more than 100 years, has opened its doors to visitors after three years of restoration work.
4 years ago
Cairo's Baron Empain palace reopens after restoration
5 years ago
In this Nov. 1, 2008 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak delivers a speech at the first day of the 5th annual convention of the ruling National Democratic Party in Cairo, Egypt.