Egypt

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.

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.

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

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

August 16, 2016
August 16, 2016

Egyptian judoka sent home over handshake refusal with Israeli

Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the Rio Olympics after refusing to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout.

June 2, 2016
June 2, 2016

Tutankhamun's knife was 'made from meteorite iron'

A dagger entombed alongside the mummy of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is made with iron that came from a meteorite, researchers say.

May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016

EgyptAir: Images released of debris found in plane search

The Egyptian military releases images of life vests and other items found during the search for missing EgyptAir flight MS804.

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.