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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/2/2026 8:50:01 PM
Egyptian tugboat crews worked metres from a burning gas vessel after a drone struck two gas ships at Damietta Port, battling intense heat, near-zero visibility, and the threat of explosion as they towed the regasification vessel 3.5 kilometres away during a 12-hour firefighting operation that contained the blaze without casualties. Some called their families, fearing they might not return.
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Business
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Economy
8/2/2026 7:30:02 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a cooperation protocol with the state’s National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr, launching the Update Your Customer Banking Data initiative to facilitate banking services for Egyptians abroad, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) stated on Sunday.
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Sports
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Egyptian Football
8/2/2026 7:00:23 PM
The draw for the preliminary round of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) inter-club competitions will be held in the Egyptian capital Cairo on 6 August, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Sunday
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Egypt
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Society
8/2/2026 6:28:29 PM
Egypt’s Yalla Sahel initiative has signed a strategic partnership with TikTok to promote the North Coast as a regional tourism and entertainment destination and expand opportunities for content creators, entrepreneurs, and brands.
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Egypt
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Health
8/2/2026 6:10:47 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population stated on Sunday that the fire that broke out at one of its clinics, Nasr City Health Insurance Hospital, was brought under full control, with no impact on hospital operations or patient safety, adding that the incident caused no fatalities or injuries.
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Business
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Economy
8/2/2026 6:04:31 PM
Egypt’s deficit narrowed by almost 7.6 percent, or EGP 88 billion, to almost EGP 1 trillion during the first 11 months of fiscal year 2025/2026, down from almost EGP 1.2 trillion the previous year, as the country’s economy absorbed the shock resulting from regional conflicts, according to finance ministry data.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/2/2026 4:10:32 PM
Egypt is expanding digital consular services and initiatives for expatriates, including reducing passport issuance times to less than two weeks and increasing the number of document authentication offices from 15 to around 40, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Sunday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/2/2026 4:05:23 PM
The Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) dispatched more than 98,000 food parcels alongside medical supplies, relief materials, flour and fuel to the Gaza Strip early on Sunday through its 247th “Zad Al-Ezza: From Egypt to Gaza” convoy.
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Sports
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National Teams
8/2/2026 3:35:33 PM
Egypt's dramatic FIFA World Cup 2026 last-16 defeat to Argentina became the second most-watched match of the tournament on beIN SPORTS, helping drive the broadcaster to a record 6.2 billion cumulative television views across its 39-day coverage.
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Business
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Economy
8/2/2026 2:49:43 PM
As part of efforts to facilitate industrial investment and expand access to industrial land, Egypt's Ministry of Industry has introduced a new lease-to-own scheme through the Egypt Industrial Digital Platform to ease investors' upfront financial burden, encourage productive industrial projects, and ensure more efficient use of state-owned land.
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Business
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Economy
8/2/2026 1:22:00 PM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board's completion of the seventh review under Egypt's $8 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) unlocks an immediate $1.8 billion disbursement, signalling confidence in Cairo's shock-absorbing macroeconomic measures while underscoring persistent bottlenecks in state divestment.
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Advertising
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Sponsored
8/2/2026 12:46:07 PM
The British University in Egypt hosted a ceremony honouring the highest-achieving students in Egypt's 2026 national secondary school, orThanaweya Amma, examinations, awarding them full scholarships to study at the University in partnership with the Mohamed Farid Khamis Foundation for Community Development. The ceremony was attended by this year's top-ranking students from a range of disciplines, together with their families. Seventeen of this year's top-ranking students subsequently applied to join the University, placing The British University in Egypt among the destinations most sought by Egypt's highest achievers.
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Egypt
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Society
8/2/2026 12:40:46 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education announced that the first phase of public university admissions will begin on Wednesday, with the minimum threshold under the new Thanaweya Amma system set at 91.25 percent for science students, 86.09 percent for mathematics students, and 71.56 percent for literary-stream students.
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Sports
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Egyptian Football
8/2/2026 12:29:00 PM
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) on Sunday welcomed FIFA President Gianni Infantino's decision to withdraw the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise initiative, saying the move reflected the governing body's commitment to listening to its member associations and safeguarding the interests of global football.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/2/2026 12:02:18 PM
Egypt and Sudan are preparing a 16-month programme to rehabilitate the Jebel Aulia Dam, south of Khartoum, after joint inspections identified damage requiring urgent maintenance, according to statements from both countries' irrigation ministries.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/2/2026 10:43:34 AM
Saudi Arabia condemned the drone attack that caused fires aboard two vessels at Egypt's Damietta Port, reaffirming its full solidarity with Egypt, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/1/2026 9:15:57 PM
Egypt, Qatar, the United States and Turkey are expected to hold a meeting in Cairo soon to finalize mechanisms for implementing the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which was brokered by the four countries in October 2025.
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Books
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Reviews
8/1/2026 6:56:38 PM
Between the establishment of the Egyptian monarchy in February 1922 and the Free Officers' overthrow of King Farouk in July 1952, Cairo witnessed three decades of transformation.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/1/2026 5:36:41 PM
Egypt President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi held a phone call on Saturday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, expressing Egypt's solidarity with France following the deadly wildfires that recently swept parts of the country. At the same time, the two leaders also discussed regional developments and the recent incident involving two vessels at Damietta Port.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/1/2026 4:41:00 PM
The seventh Egyptians Abroad Conference will open in Cairo on Sunday, bringing together representatives of Egyptian communities from around the world for talks on issues affecting citizens living overseas and government policies aimed at strengthening ties with the diaspora.
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