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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
8/8/2026 4:19:00 PM
Marking the sixth anniversary of the Beirut Port explosion and the first anniversary of the great Lebanese musician Ziad Rahbani’s death, Dina Ezzat reads half a century’s worth of war, music, and love in books about him and his city
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/7/2026 4:20:57 PM
Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir and Chadian Minister of Infrastructure, Disenclavement, and Road Maintenance Amir Idriss discussed the latest developments in the logistics corridor stretching from the Egyptian port of Berenice on the Red Sea to the Cameroonian city of Douala on the Atlantic.
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Sports
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Egyptian Football
8/6/2026 3:38:20 PM
Egyptian Premier League champions Zamalek have been drawn to face Djibouti's AS Port in the first preliminary round of the 2026/27 CAF Champions League, while runners-up Pyramids FC will take on Kenya's Gor Mahia FC.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/5/2026 3:25:00 PM
EgyptAir resumed direct flights between Cairo and Port Sudan on Wednesday, operating five services a week as part of its regional network expansion strategy.
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Opinion
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Opinion
8/5/2026 10:05:42 AM
The recent Damietta Port incident has thrust itself to the forefront of the political and security landscape.
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World
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Region
8/4/2026 9:25:43 PM
Families of victims of the Beirut port explosion gathered Tuesday on the sixth anniversary of the catastrophe, demanding answers and accountability in a country long plagued by official impunity.
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Business
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Tech
8/3/2026 4:41:58 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has launched a digital portal for the African Financial Stability Committee (AFSC), in cooperation with Association of African Central Banks (AACB) to enhance financial systems across African central banks, according to a CBE statement on Monday.
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World
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Region
8/3/2026 12:13:44 PM
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday urged the judiciary to issue a long-awaited indictment over the 2020 Beirut port blast, on the eve of the catastrophe's sixth anniversary.
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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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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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Sports
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World
8/1/2026 6:30:29 PM
Bournemouth signed Portugal defender Antonio Silva from Benfica in a deal worth a reported £25 million ($33 million) on Saturday.
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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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World
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Region
8/1/2026 2:00:00 PM
Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/1/2026 12:59:38 PM
The European Union (EU) stated on Friday its solidarity with Egypt following the Damietta Port attack, condemning it as a serious threat to regional stability and maritime security.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/1/2026 11:30:20 AM
Egypt on Saturday urged accuracy in foreign media reporting on the recent incident involving two vessels at Damietta Port, calling on media outlets, news agencies and correspondents, in Egypt and abroad, to rely on official sources for information.
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Opinion
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7/31/2026 4:50:29 PM
The attack that targeted the American vessel at Damietta port was never, from the outset, a mere passing security incident, nor should it be read as an isolated event to be measured by casualty figures or the scale of material loss.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
7/31/2026 2:21:00 PM
Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir on Thursday conveyed the thanks of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to the crews of tugboats and rescue vessels at Damietta Port for their response to a fire aboard two gas vessels, saying their actions helped prevent casualties and protect the port's facilities.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/30/2026 10:32:31 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stated on Thursday that Egypt immediately activated emergency measures after a drone struck two vessels at Damietta Port, stressing that the country succeeded in containing the incident without disruption to maritime traffic or natural gas supplies.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/30/2026 8:39:40 PM
Arab and regional governments and organizations strongly condemned the drone attack on Egypt’s Damietta Port, expressing solidarity with Cairo and backing measures to protect the country’s sovereignty, security and vital infrastructure.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/30/2026 8:33:45 PM
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, and Kuwait condemned Wednesday's drone attack on two vessels at Egypt's Damietta Port during separate phone calls with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Thursday, expressing solidarity with Egypt and calling for an immediate de-escalation of regional tensions.
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