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Pope receives warm embrace from grand imam of Egypt
Pontiff attending Cairo peace conference
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Egyptian churches bombed on Palm Sunday
ISIS bombs tore through two churches in Egypt as Coptic Christians marked a holy day, killing at least 44 people and wounding others. bombs, Coptic Christians
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Baku talks theatre and multiculturalism
An International Theatre Conference held in Baku is devoted to multiculturalism. Baku to host 4th International #TheatreConference https://t.co/k8UaRujLxE— AzEmbKorea (@AzEmbKorea) 5 November 2016 Theatre professionals from more than 40...
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Challenge and hope: analysing Egypt’s loan from the IMF
Egypt has finally won International Monetary Fund approval for a three-year, $12 billion (11.16 billion euros) bailout programme aimed at reviving its struggling economy But can it succeed in bringing down public debt and controlling...
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Egypt devalues its currency to stabilising the economy
Egypt’s central bank has effectively devalued its currency – the pound – by allowing it to trade freely. It fell by around a third against the dollar on Thursday. The move was praised by bankers and the International Monetary Fund as a...
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The difficult task of securing Egypt’s financial future
When will Egypt get a $12 billion (10.7 billion euro) loan from the International Monetary Fund? That was the question that has dominated EuroMoney’s major conference in Cairo on the country’s financial future. The government has said it...
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‘Clash’: Egyptian nail-biter is Egypt’s Oscar entry
A hit in Cannes where it opened the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section, ‘Clash’ by Mohamed Diab has been selected as Egypt’s entry to the Oscars. Set in Cairo in the violent summer of 2013, the film takes us on a suffocating journey inside a...
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Russian plane crash in Sinai
Metrojet airliner carrying 224 people, including 17 children, crashed in a remote region in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
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Egypt sees stability for its economy with IMF loans
Egypt says it is close to agreeing loans from the International Monetary Fund that it hopes will restore confidence in its struggling economy. Tourists and foreign investors – key sources of hard currency – have been scared off by...
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Solar Impulse leaves Cairo on final flight
Last leg of global journey ends in Abu Dhabi
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Egyptian shares fall after plane’s disappearance
News of the disappearance of an Egyptair plane enroute from Paris to Cairo caused a sharp sell-off of shares on the Cairo stock exchange on Thursday. Analysts said investors were concerned about the potential impact on tourism and on the...
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Security concerns hit tourism industry, Thomas Cook shares slump
The loss of EgyptAir flight MS804 is another blow for Egypt’s tourism industry, a cornerstone of the country’s economy, and it comes at a time of heightened security concerns for the travel industry. However passengers boarding the next...
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EgyptAir plane debris found
Egypt's military says Navy also finds passengers' belongings, search continues for flight recorder
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Tough times for tourism in the Middle East
These are difficult times for the travel and tourism industry in the Middle East, but despite that the Arabian Travel Market trade show in Dubai has actually expanded this year. Countries like Saudi Arabia are looking to diversify away...
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Cairo feels the beat at contemporary arts festival
Contemporary dance, theatre, music, film and literature – it’s all come to Cairo for the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival. The festival is billed as the largest international event of its kind in Egypt. A dance performance by Nagham...
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Poorer Egyptians pay the price for the country’s foreign currency crisis
Egypt is suffering a foreign currency crisis – and with much of its food and energy imported, that is causing big problems. The Egyptian pound has been losing value, particularly against the dollar. The central bank’s reserves are...
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A big bucks movie coming soon to a screen near you
Let’s take a look at some of the big bucks movie productions you can look forward to seeing on a screen near you this year. Due out in February, ‘Gods of Egypt’ tells the story of Set, a god of darkness, who has taken over the throne of...
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King Tut returns to Cairo
The Egyptian Museum has put King Tutankhamun's famed golden burial mask back on display after repairing an earlier, botched fix
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Ali Ismael: Egypt's Musical Maestro | Al Jazeera World
The story of a legendary composer whose foot-tapping, energetic rhythms marked a golden age of Egyptian cinema.
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Ashraf Marwan: Death of a Superspy | Al Jazeera World
The mysterious death of the Egyptian businessman, politician and spy Ashraf Marwan, who played a role in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
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Egypt's Fadel Island | Al Jazeera World
Inside a forgotten village in Egypt's Nile Delta, housing descendants of Palestinians who fled from their homes in 1948.
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Menendez bribery trial: Closing arguments to begin today after jurors take long break
All three defendants have rested their case.
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EU companies to sign 40 billion euros' worth of deals with Egypt
"Companies are signing over 20 new deals or Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with Egyptian partners, which are worth over 40 billion euros," the European Commission president said.