Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people.
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Experience the Giza plateau with this in‑depth walking tour among the pyramids and the iconic sphinx.
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Explore the historic Khan el‑Khalili bazaar, one of Cairo’s most famous street markets and cultural hubs.
The Pyramids of Giza — including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure — and the Great Sphinx are among the most iconic monuments of ancient Egypt, part of the Giza Plateau just outside modern Cairo. They remain top destinations for travelers exploring Egyptian history. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is the world’s largest archaeological museum dedicated to a single civilization, located near the Giza Plateau. It houses vast collections of ancient artifacts, including spectacular Tutankhamun treasures, and opened officially in late 2025. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
Khan el‑Khalili has been a bustling market and cultural center for centuries, with spices, crafts, and traditional Egyptian street culture. It’s one of the best places in Cairo to experience local life. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
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President Donald Trump remained vague Friday when asked about his campaign to choke off Iran’s economy, refusing to say whether he planned to sanction Chinese banks or if he’d discussed the matter with foreign counterparts. The administration announced earlier this week Operation Economic Outcast, which threatened tough new sanctions on Iran’s trading partners if they …
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Reuters — Icelanders have voted to stay out of the European Union, broadcaster RUV reported on Sunday, rejecting a government push to reopen membership talks and siding with those who said Iceland’s fishing waters were too important to risk. Some votes from one constituency are pending but these were not expected to change the outcome, RUV …
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Egypt is developing a 2,250km high-speed electric rail network, upgrading its 10,000km conventional railway system and targeting a combined capacity of around 4 million daily passengers on railways and high-speed trains by 2030, Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir said. Speaking during an inspection tour of the first line of the high-speed electric rail network linking Ain […]
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The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) held a workshop in cooperation with the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Egypt to discuss a draft roadmap for implementing the sustainability disclosure standards issued by the IFRS Foundation. The workshop was held as part of the Sustainability Disclosure and Management Hub programme, implemented by […]
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A fire broke out on Sunday, 30 August, at August Mall in the Fifth Settlement district of New Cairo, where many shops, offices and restaurants are, sending emergency crews racing to the scene and briefly disrupting one of the Egyptian capital’s busiest commercial corridors. One person was injured in the fire, according to authorities, though there were no reports of any deaths. Civil defense teams dispatched a number of fire trucks to the site soon after the fire was reported. Officials said the crews were able to bring the flames under control and prevent them from spreading to the rest of the mall or to neighboring shops and businesses. Mohamed Youssef, the assistant interior minister for Cairo security, traveled to the scene along with other senior security officials and police officers to oversee the response, secure the area, and examine the circumstances surrounding the fire. Authorities said the necessary measures had been taken to secure the site, and that relevant agencies were intensifying efforts to determine the cause of the fire and assess the extent of the damage. The cause of the blaze and further details had not been announced.
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The Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports released a statement on 27 August announcing that it had referred the two cases involving national wrestlers who vanished from their delegations abroad to the public prosecutor’s office, saying that athletic achievement does not exempt anyone from accountability. The ministry said the cases of Mohamed Mostafa Ali El-Shami, who disappeared during a layover in Rome after the Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy, and Ziad Hegazy, who went missing during the world junior wrestling championships in Slovakia, would be handled with ‘decisive action,’ and that legal and administrative responsibility would be determined for each. “Achievement is credited to its champions, and shortcomings are the responsibility of officials,” the ministry stated, adding that medals should not become a shield that obscures wrongdoing, nor should individual incidents be allowed to define an entire delegation that produced results worth honoring. The ministry described representing Egypt abroad as a responsibility as much as an honor, and noted that anyone holding an administrative role within a sports delegation bears that duty in full, from the start of competition until the last member of the delegation returns home. On disappearing,Continue reading "Egyptian Wrestler Breaks Silence Over ‘Escape’ as Ministry Refers Case to Prosecutors"
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Salah Abdel Kerim, CEO of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), called for higher oil and gas production as South Dabaa Petroleum Company (DAPETCO), PetroNefertiti, PetroKarim and Rahmi reviewed their FY 2025/26 results. During DAPETCO’s general assembly, Abdel Kerim stressed the need to balance production growth with occupational health, safety and environmental protection. He also […]
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The US government plans to acquire a 35% passive stake in Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt’s North American Blue Energy Partners, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing people involved in negotiations. Under the proposed arrangement, Washington would also secure preferential rights to purchase 20% of the company’s oil production at cost, according to the report. […]
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