Africa Egypt Senior US diplomat Blinken is in Egypt for Gaza ceasefire talks; Philadelphi corridor - the Israeli code name for a strip of land, 14 km along the entirety of the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt - remains a sticking point in Gaza talks
Africa Egypt Archaeologists have announced a sensational discovery: the tomb of pharaoh Thutmose II near Luxor; it is the first royal tomb of a pharaoh unearthed since the treasure of Tutankhamun was found in 1922
Africa Egypt The US said it approved a possible arms sale to Cairo despite differences between the two sides over Washington's proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt
Africa Egypt The 56th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair was opened at the Egypt International Exhibition Centre in New Cairo under the theme “Read… In the Beginning Was the Word", with cultural and literary exhibitions
Africa Egypt The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Migration organised an international, high-profile event at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation to support the candidature of Khaled al-Enany as UNESCO Director General