Egypt

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bangladesh to import onion from 9 more countries

The countries are: China, Egypt, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, Myanmar, Thailand, the Netherlands and the UAE

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.

ESSAY / 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).

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.

May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016

Debris found off Greek island in search for EgyptAir flight

Signs of possible wreckage have been found today off the Greek island of Crete in a search for an EgyptAir flight missing in the Mediterranean, a Greek military spokesman told AFP.

May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016

80% of world’s city dwellers breathing bad air: UN

Over 80 percent of the world’s city dwellers breathe poor quality air, with Dhaka being the third most polluted, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other life-threatening diseases, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report warns.

May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016

We can finally see deep inside Egypt's mysterious pyramids

We all have wondered what the inside of a pyramid looks like. Now, thanks to cosmic rays, we can learn a little more about them.

May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016

The secrets of a lost Egyptian city were underwater

For 1,000 years, Thonis-Heracleion was completely submerged. Fish made their homes among the rubble of mighty temples; hieroglyphs gathered algae. Gods and kings sat in stasis, powerless, their statues slowly withdrawing from the world, one inch of sand at a time.

March 30, 2016
March 30, 2016

Hijacker photo man Ben Innes explain plane snap

A man who posed for a picture with a hijacker wearing a suspected suicide belt has said he was trying to get a better look at the device.

March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016

EgyptAir hijack: Man surrenders at Larnaca airport

The hijacker of a domestic Egyptian flight who forced it to divert to Cyprus surrenders to the authorities after hostages are seen fleeing the plane.

March 19, 2016
March 19, 2016

Saudi bus crash kills 19 Egyptian pilgrims

Nineteen people have been killed after a bus carrying Egyptian pilgrims crashed in Saudi Arabia, Egypt's state-run Mena news agency says.

February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016

Egyptians mock Sisi ‘for sale’ comments

Egyptians takes to social media to poke fun at President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi after he said he would sell himself to help the country's economy.

February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016

Egypt: Officials claim mistaken identity after toddler sentenced to life

Family members of a 3-year-old Egyptian boy who was sentenced last week to life in prison say they feel relieved after receiving assurances from officials that neither the boy nor his father will be arrested,.

January 25, 2016
January 25, 2016

Hero of Egypt's uprising feels rejected five years on

In 2011, activist Esraa Abdel-Fattah helped ignite revolution on the streets of Egypt and was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Five years after the fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak, she is shunned or insulted by Egyptians on those same streets.