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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Explore Egypt’s capital with real walking tours, ancient site tours, and modern museum experiences.
Enjoy the lively streets and markets of Cairo in this high‑definition walking tour.
An immersive livestream‑style walking tour through different neighborhoods of Cairo.
Experience the Giza plateau with this in‑depth walking tour among the pyramids and the iconic sphinx.
Discover the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization — all set near the Giza Plateau, with spectacular artifacts and exhibits. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
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}
Cairo blends ancient heritage, dynamic city life, and cultural depth — making it one of Africa’s most fascinating capitals to visit. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
The World Health Organization (WHO) has selected Egyptian physician Amr Hassan, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cairo University’s Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, as a member of its prestigious Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Maternal Mortality Estimation and Causes. Hassan stands as the sole representative from Egypt and the Arab world within this exclusive …
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Due to overwhelming public demand and a series of sold-out performances, the National Theater has announced a revised schedule for its production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. The production, which has garnered widespread critical acclaim since its opening, features a masterful performance by legendary actor Yehia al-Fakharany. Under the directorial vision of Shady Sorour, the play …
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Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that a Spanish archaeological mission from the University of Barcelona along with the Institute of the Ancient Near East working at the ancient site of Oxyrhynchus (modern-day Al Bahnasa in Al Minya governorate) have uncovered, on 18 April, a mummy with a fragment of a literary text from Homer’s “The Iliad” placed on his abdomen. The Iliad, an ancient Greek epic poem composed around the late 8th or early 7th century BC and is set during the final weeks of the ten-year Trojan War. This marks the first known instance of a non-ritual literary work used in the mummification process. The discovery dated back approximately 1,600 years to Egypt’s Roman period. The papyrus fragment, though heavily degraded, has been identified as part of the “Catalogue of Ships” from Book II of the ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer. According to Ignasi-Xavier Adiego, a philologist at the University of Barcelona, who is part of the research team, the discovery marks a significant departure from previously known practices. “This is a big development for us,” he said. “Until now, we didn’t know that theyContinue reading "Ancient Mummy Found with Iliad Text"
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In 2003, a newly established subsidiary of Telecom Egypt called Xceed began its first contact center operations in Cairo, handling customer-facing communications for global companies. Its early contracts were straightforward: inbound voice support, handled in Arabic, English, and French. At the time, India, China, and Malaysia dominated the global outsourcing conversation, with Egypt not even on the map. Twenty three years later, the picture is unrecognizable. Egypt’s digital export revenues reached $4.8 billion (252 billion EGP) in 2025, up from $2.4 billion (126 billion EGP) just three years earlier. More than 240 global service delivery companies now run centers in the country, serving clients in over 100 countries. Egyptian professionals deliver work in more than twenty languages, across functions ranging from multilingual customer experience to engineering R&D and applied AI. At the Global Offshoring Summit in November 2025, Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) signed 55 agreements with international firms projected to create 70,000 additional jobs over the next three years, as the country moves toward its stated target of $9 billion (473 billion EGP) in export revenues and 500,000 offshoring jobs by 2026. The conventional explanation for Egypt’s offshoringContinue reading "Egypt as a Global Operations Hub: How It Got Here, and a Framework for Where It Goes Next"
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OPEC+ has reached a preliminary agreement to raise its oil production targets for June, according to sources familiar with the group’s deliberations, cited by Reuters. However, the planned increase is expected to have a limited impact in practice as the ongoing US -Iran conflict continues to disrupt crude flows from the Gulf. Seven key OPEC+ […]
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Khalda Petroleum Company, a joint venture(JV) between the US-based Apache Corp and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), made 15 oil discoveries and bolstered its reserves by approximately 15 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) during the first half (H1) of fiscal year (FY) 2025/26, according to Moataz Atef, Country Chairman and Managing Director. Furthermore, the […]
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