A rally in support of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi was organized Friday near Cairo ahead of a presidential election on March 26 that incumbent Sisi is expected to win easily

In the streets of Giza close to Cairo Egypt fans share their delight after the Pharaohs victory over Zimbabwe (1-0) in their opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

FILE images of Alaa Abdel Fattah Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah who was detained on September 29 beyond his overnight probation (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Mounting anxiety has gripped the already-strained farmers as the completion of Ethiopia's gigantic dam on the Blue Nile a key tributary of the Nile draws nearer (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

A road bridge under construction in Egypt's capital that almost abuts balconies of apartment blocks has sparked disbelief on social media and in the press (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Counting starts as polls close in Egypt following the first phase of parliamentary elections in which candidates loyal to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are expected to sweep to victory (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Atop his humble wooden pigeon coop overlooking the majestic Giza pyramids in Egypt, Omar Gamal and his older brother keep about 40 pigeons on the roof of their family building in Nazlet Al-Samman, in western Cairo (Footage by AFPTV via...

CLEAN: Exterior shots of Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall on their Royal Tour, visiting the Pyramids, pose for photos at entrance to pyramid on 18th November 2021, in Cairo, Egypt.

Decenas de personas murieron en un incendio provocado por un cortocircuito durante la misa del domingo en una iglesia cristiana copta de El Cairo, informaron las autoridades egipcias (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

FILE images of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a high-profile activist who mobilised youths in the 2011 uprising in Egypt that unseated autocrat Hosni Mubarak (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

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CLEAN : Egypt to open Sphinx courtyard for tourists

Tourists Riding Camels In Giza

Egypt on Thursday shifted a colossal statue of legendary Pharoah Ramses II into place at the entrance to a new museum in Giza on the outskirts of Cairo that officials hope can help win back tourists

Egyptian archaeologists on Saturday unveiled the tomb of an Old Kingdom priestess adorned with well preserved and rare wall paintings

Egyptian archaeologists on Saturday unveiled the tomb of an Old Kingdom priestess adorned with well preserved and rare wall paintings

Egyptians in Giza cast their votes in a polling station early in the morning on the second day of voting for the country's presidential elections

Laborers work at the construction site of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo

Al menos 17 personas de origen sudafricano y egipcio resultaron heridas este domingo en un ataque con bomba al paso de un autobus de turistas cerca de las celebres piramides egipcias de Guiza (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

An Egyptian chef has set a new world record by using 7,260 cups full of coffee to to reproduce the famous Tutankhamun mask in the Egyptian Grand Musem in Giza (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

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Egyptians in the 6th of October City in the Giza governorate express their scepticism and disappointment over Saudi Arabia's decision to scale back the hajj pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites next month, as it battles a coronavirus...

STOCKSHOTS of tourist sites in Egypt Hotels have ramped up hygiene iconic archaeological sites have been sanitised and beaches cleaned up Egypt is gearing up to welcome back tourists kept away by the coronavirus pandemic (Footage by...