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The Sea Story, which sank in the Red Sea near Marsa Alam. Photo: Reuters
Tourism

Egypt says 16 people missing after tourist yacht capsizes in Red Sea

The vessel was carrying 31 tourists of various nationalities, including Chinese, when it was hit by ‘a sudden and large wave’ on Monday.

Mohamed Al-Fayed

Who is Mohamed al-Fayed’s brother Salah, who’s also been accused of assault?

Tourism

Egypt’s Giza strays become tourist draw after pyramid-scaling dog goes viral

Italy

Italian president tells Elon Musk to quit meddling in Italy’s domestic politics

The highly unusual statement from the Italian head of state came against growing tension between the ruling coalition and the judiciary.

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Italian President Sergio Mattarella consistently tops opinion polls as the most respected leader in Italy. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Netanyahu and Trump speak

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump three times in the past few days.

Egyptians exhume the dead as historic cemetery razed

Egypt’s government says the plan is necessary to build new housing as Cairo grapples with congestion and a growing population.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel probes leaks that appear to have bolstered Netanyahu as Gaza truce talks stalled

Leaks of classified information coincided with public anger in Israel at failed hostage talks with Hamas.

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Israeli soldiers at the entrance of a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip where the military says six hostages were killed by Hamas militants. File photo: AP
Diplomacy

Opinion | Combined China and US pressure could get warring sides to talk peace

The US may be leading peace efforts but it’s not delivering, while China is failing without leading.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Brics is not anti-West, it just wants a fairer world order

In championing economic inclusivity and strategic autonomy, pioneering financial innovation and promoting peace, Brics is a force for good.

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Israel-Gaza war

Egypt proposes 2-day Gaza truce, release of 4 hostages

Egypt’s president says proposal would see talks resuming within 10 days of two-day truce to forge permanent ceasefire.

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Palestinian children gather at a destroyed vehicle in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Israeli forces kill 38 people in Khan Younis, storm north Gaza hospital

The escalation came amid new US push for a ceasefire deal, with negotiators meeting in Doha in the coming days to try and restart talks.

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Displaced Palestinians crowd for bread at the only bakery left in the city of Khan Younis. Photo: dpa
Israel-Gaza war

Israel and Hamas signal openness to talks on Gaza war

The war in Gaza has raged for more than a year, since Hamas fighters raided southern Israel.

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China-Middle East relations

Amid fears of all-out Mideast war, China commits to deeper cooperation with Iran

In first meeting with Iranian President Pezeshkian on Brics sidelines, Xi says Gaza ceasefire should occur ‘at the earliest possible date’.

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Business of climate change

China fuels renewables capacity in Brics nations past 50%

Rapid investments in grid infrastructure and energy storage is needed to fully harness the potential of renewables, expert says.

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Workers install a blade of a 16-megawatt wind turbine at the Zhangpu wind farm in southeast China’s Fujian province. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

US adds 6 more Chinese companies to export blacklist for boosting Iran, PLA

Firms acting contrary to American national security in supporting Tehran’s ‘weapons of mass destruction programme’, says Commerce Department.

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Once placed on the list, companies cannot receive American goods and technology without a special licence, which is likely to be denied. Photo: AP
China-Africa relations

Ethiopian dam could muddy the waters of China’s position as a global leader

A long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam could force Beijing into an impossible situation, observers say.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel kills Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

The militant leader has been at the top of Israel’s most wanted list since he masterminded the October 7 attack that sparked the Gaza war.

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Italy

Italy sends first migrants to Albania under new deal

Italy has built two reception centres in Albania, in the first scheme by a EU nation to divert migrants to a non-EU country.

Activists hold a banner depicting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama wearing police uniforms, as the first group of migrants intercepted in Italian waters arrive at Shengjin, Albania. Photo: EPA-EFE
Icons and Influencers

My Style: English designer Anya Hindmarch on her favourite things

Made a dame this year by King Charles, Hindmarch’s tastes span the series Slow Horses and Turnbull & Asser dressing gowns, to London’s specialist retailers John Sandoe for books and Green & Stone for pencils

Brics

Opinion | For all the high hopes, Brics is neither united nor effective

Brics is an informal coalition with no common institutions, with members that do not even share the same views on key geopolitical challenges.

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Israel-Gaza war

Gazans in limbo awaiting Canadian visas

Immigration lawyers say the wait for Gazans entering Canada is longer than those faced by other groups fleeing conflict or disaster.

People take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in Toronto on September 7. Canada said in May it would bring in up to 5,000 Gazans. Months later, just over 300 have arrived, with 698 applications approved out of over 4,200 submitted. Photo: The Canadian Press
Middle East

Opinion | How a wider Middle East war could bring a world recession

Volatile oil prices, shaky investor confidence and prospects of interest rate increases threaten a global slowdown if Israel’s war expands.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Brics

Brics impasse: Egypt, Ethiopia reject joint statement over Security Council bid

Consensus eludes group of major emerging national economies on General Assembly sidelines as new members balk at South Africa’s candidacy.

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Donald Trump

Trump to meet Ukraine’s Zelensky, UK’s Starmer in New York

Starmer to meet former president at Trump Tower on Thursday as foreign leaders scramble for face time with Republican presidential candidate.

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X (formerly Twitter)

X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge’s orders: source

X complied with orders to block certain accounts from platform and pay fines imposed for not complying with court orders, lawyers said.

The X account of Elon Musk in seen blocked on a mobile screen in an illustration after Brazil’s telecommunications regulator suspended access to Musk’s X social network in the country. Photo: Reuters
E-commerce

Courier J&T chases shoppers pining for made-in-China goods

After expanding from Southeast Asia to China, the logistics firm has set its sights on the Middle East and South America.

A J&T delivery van is seen in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Handout
Sexual harassment and assault

UK prosecutors twice received al-Fayed sex abuse evidence, did not bring charges

Crown Prosecution Service said after reviewing evidence presented by police in 2009 and 2015 there was no ‘realistic prospect of conviction’.

China-Middle East relations

Egypt rumoured to buy Chinese J-10C jets as Middle East looks beyond US weapons

Cairo’s reported purchase is latest sign of Beijing’s growing leverage in region aiming to reduce reliance on West for military tech.

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Egypt
Egypt
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Egypt. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Cairo
Head of State
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Head of Government
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly
last updated:
25 September, 2024
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