Egypt
Coach Saeed pleased as records tumble
The 34th National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Championships witnessed three more national records fall on the third day of competition, bringing the total number of new records to 15.
23 October 2025, 02:27 AM
FIFA to help Gaza rebuild football infrastructure, says Infantino
FIFA President Gianni Infantino pledged the governing body’s support to rebuild football infrastructure in Gaza as part of wider post-war reconstruction efforts following Monday's peace summit in Egypt.
14 October 2025, 10:21 AM
Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored twice to help Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 in Casablanca on Wednesday and qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
8 October 2025, 18:15 PM
No clubs, no cost: ‘Sock Ball’ rules Alexandria's streets
Originally played with some old socks or scraps crammed inside of each other to form a ball, sock ball is likely to have been the first football played by both Egypt's massive soccer stars and the fans who root for them.
27 March 2025, 03:17 AM
Egypt asks to host some 2034 World Cup matches
Egypt has requested the right to host a set of group-stage matches for the 2034 World Cup which will be held in Saudi Arabia, the African country's football federation president said on Wednesday.
12 March 2025, 16:04 PM
Egypt announces first discovery of pharaoh's tomb in more than 100 years
Located west of the Valley of the Kings, Thutmose II's tomb was the last lost tomb of the kings of Egypt's 18th dynasty
20 February 2025, 02:29 AM
Egypt name record scorer Hossam Hassan as new coach
Egypt named Hossam Hassan as their new coach on Tuesday, with the team's all-time leading scorer finally landing his dream job following the sacking of Portuguese Rui Vitoria.
7 February 2024, 05:52 AM
Record seven-time champions Egypt knocked out of AFCON
A tense last-16 clash finished 1-1 after extra time with Meschack Elia scoring on 37 minutes for DR Congo and Mostafa Mohamed equalising in first-half added time from a penalty.
29 January 2024, 01:47 AM
Salah ruled out of two AFCON games with hamstring injury
Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah has been ruled out of the next two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury, his country's football association said Friday.
19 January 2024, 22:23 PM
Klopp shocked by Salah injury on Egypt duty
Jurgen Klopp said he was shocked to discover Liverpool star Mohamed Salah had suffered a hamstring injury while playing for Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations.
19 January 2024, 13:05 PM
Africa the next frontier for trophy hunter Salah
Serial goal scorer Mohamed Salah has conquered the world, Europe and England with Liverpool. Now he dreams of leading Egypt to African glory.
10 January 2024, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh to import onion from 9 more countries
The countries are: China, Egypt, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, Myanmar, Thailand, the Netherlands and the UAE
24 August 2023, 11:32 AM
Egypt qualify for Africa Cup of nations finals
Egypt came from behind to beat Guinea 2-1 on Wednesday and secure a record-extending 26th appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations finals as they made sure of top spot in their qualifying group with one match to play in the preliminary competition.
14 June 2023, 21:26 PM
The once and future bedes & ‘Gypsies?
Szilvia Reif, a student of mine from the (indicatively named) Gandhi School in Pècs, Hungary, wrote a poem that tells what it feels like to be a ‘Gypsy (properly Roma).
9 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Police return a silver medal stolen from Salah's home in Cairo
Egyptian police said on Wednesday they have recovered a silver medal which was stolen from the home of Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah.
15 March 2023, 14:38 PM
Egypt introduces conditional on-arrival visa for Bangladeshis
Bangladeshi nationals will be able to avail on-arrival visa in Egypt.
20 August 2022, 13:15 PM
Injured Salah led Egypt to victory
Injured Liverpool star Mohamed Salah defied his club and captained Egypt to a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying victory over Guinea in Cairo at the weekend, according to national coach Ehab Galal.
6 June 2022, 18:41 PM
Egypt unveils biggest ancient coffin find in over a century
Egypt has unveiled the details of 30 ancient wooden coffins with mummies inside discovered in the southern city of Luxor in the biggest find of its kind in more than a century.
20 October 2019, 04:44 AM
Finely painted Ptolemaic tomb unveiled in Egypt
Archaeologists unveil a well preserved and finely painted tomb thought to be from the early Ptolemaic period near the Egyptian town of Sohag.
7 April 2019, 10:43 AM
Bomb kills 3 tourists, Egyptian guide near pyramids
Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed and at least 10 others injured when a roadside bomb blast hit their tour bus on Friday less than 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) from Egypt's world-famous Giza pyramids, authorities say.
29 December 2018, 04:52 AM