One-dollar rents have their days numbered in Egypt
The Supreme Constitutional Court is forcing the government to amend a law that has kept prices frozen for decades
The shaky foundations of Alexandria are being eroded by climate crisis
Dozens of buildings in the Egyptian city, the southern Mediterranean’s most-populated metropolis, are collapsing from coastal erosion and the infiltration of sea water in its aquifers
Mysterious trays from Tutankhamun’s tomb reopen debate about the pharaoh’s funerary rites
Two studies that examined these clay objects, until now thought to be the bases for other elements, argue that they were actually part of a ritual linked to the god Osiris
The tomb of Thutmose II and Howard Carter’s suitcase still fascinate the world of Egyptology
The search for the pharaoh’s second tomb, after the discovery of the first, and the possibility that the Egyptologist’s suitcase offers clues about his sexuality have increased intrigue about the findings
A Gazan journalist’s story: ‘By day, I covered the horrors of war. At night, I worked on my thesis by candlelight’
Mohamed Solaimane|Al Mawasi (Gaza)|
Mohamed Solaimane finished writing his thesis in a tent for displaced people in the Strip, overcoming unimaginable obstacles. This is his first-person account of how his work became a symbol of resistance against adversity
An extinct branch of the Nile explains the enigmatic location of the Egyptian pyramids
A new study locates and maps an ancient arm of the river that flowed through the desert area where the famous monuments stand today
Egypt ramps up border security in the face of Israeli assault on Rafah
Cairo, fearful of a mass expulsion of Palestinians to its territory, has deployed the military near the Strip and reinforced the barriers on the frontier
‘They treat us like a sack of money’: The opaque network charging Gazans thousands of dollars to flee to Egypt
Palestinians trying to escape the desperate situation in the Strip are charged up to $11,000 by middlemen to secure permission to cross the border at Rafah
Benjamin Netanyahu sets his sights on control of the border between Egypt and Gaza
Israel wants to regain the Philadelphi Corridor that separates Sinai from the enclave, but a change in the status quo carries significant military and humanitarian implications
The plastic fishermen of the Nile
Egypt is responsible for more than 40% of the plastic waste dumped in the Mediterranean, and its iconic river is increasingly polluted. Collecting and selling waste plastic that is then reused is a way to compensate for the lost income due to the scarcity of fish
Egypt prepares to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza after ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel
Authorities in Cairo expect a substantial increase in deliveries to the Strip involving up to 400 trucks a day