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Mohamed Salah scores from the spot to put Egypt in front in their World Cup qualifying win over Ethiopia. EPA

Salah and Egypt face crunch 2026 World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso

Liverpool star can help seal spot at next year's finals with victory on Tuesday

Egypt to remove barricades from embassies to ease traffic

Israel's 'comprehensive' Gaza deal proposal to Hamas dismissed as time-buying tactic

Cairo's Socks cafe brews up opportunities for young people with special needs

Increased hiring in Saudi Arabia pushes up non-oil business activity

Salah and Hakimi among African stars out to lead nations to World Cup 2026

Egypt urges EU to pressure Israel into accepting Gaza truce proposal

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Palestinian Prime Minister and Head of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Mustafa (right) is welcomed by Jose Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Co-operation (left), at the headquarters of the Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU, on May 26, 2024, in Brussels. Europa Press

EditorialPalestinian statehood is a test the UN must not fail

Members of Israel's Zaka search and rescue emergency services collect samples at the scene of a shooting in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. AFP

TrendingJerusalem settlement shooting and Abraham Accords 'overturned'

The UAE and Saudi Arabia have responded to ageing population growth with their own national strategies to develop geriatric care.

Could Dubai longevity drive make living to 120 a reality?

Palestinian band Le Trio Joubran. Photo: Le Trio Joubran

Tarab podcastAdnan Joubran on Le Trio, Mahmoud Darwish, and hearing Palestine

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, right, lost a no-confidence vote on Monday. Reuters

What next for France after Bayrou government's collapse?

A Libyan voter casts his ballot for municipal elections at a polling station in Tripoli last month. AFP

Libya looks set to finally turn the page, but much could still go wrong

Iranians picnic inside an almost dry river, which was once full, in the Fasham area, north of Tehran. EPA

Water war and shorter showers: Iranians 'storing every drop' as dams run dry

Indian cricket star Virender Sehwag looks on in horror as he is run out by UAE's Naeemuddin Aslam at the 2004 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. AFP

'He said he'd score 200. I ran him out for a duck': Sehwag's UAE humbling

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Listing momentum continues in the UAE as demand from investors remains high. Victor Besa / The National

Egypt’s Orascom Construction to list its shares on ADX

Company to set up operations at ADGM after delisting from Nasdaq Dubai

Train derailment in Egypt kills three and injures dozens

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, right, signs agreements with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in New Alamein, Egypt, on Thursday. Reuters

Egypt and Qatar cement economic ties with $7.5bn investment push

Egypt and the US launch Bright Star military drills including 44 nations

A looted sarcophagus lid that Ashraf Eldarir smuggled into the US. Photo: US Department of Justice

'Prodigious' Egyptian antiquities smuggler linked to British Museum jailed

President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with Egypt’s El Sisi

Meet the Egyptian designer behind pro wrestling’s most striking posters

Egyptians turn to AI for problem-solving and personal advice

WatchQuartz sphinx among sunken treasures recovered from sea off Egypt

Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi Foreign Minister, discussed the latest regional and international developments and issues of common interest with his Emirati, Qatari and Bahraini fellow ministers. Reuters

Saudi Arabia leads Arab diplomacy as Gaza ceasefire talks stall

Egypt's President visits the kingdom and Saudi Foreign Minister holds talks with counterparts from UAE, Qatar and Bahrain

Two-state solution is only way forward as Gaza faces new 'disaster', says Macron

Hamas says Israeli troops must leave Gaza residential areas for deal to happen

Recreating an ancient Egyptian priestess's face without opening the sarcophagus

Gaza set to return full cycle to before Israel's pullout 20 years ago

Amr Youssef says Darwish revives the spirit of old-school Egyptian cinema

No compromise on Egypt's share of Nile water, El Sisi warns Ethiopia

Israel's war in Gaza has left Palestinians in the strip desperately short of food. Reuters

Hamas negotiators in Cairo to discuss blueprint for 'comprehensive' Gaza deal

Egypt-Hamas contact resumes after Turkish mediation ended quarrel over Gaza aid

Egypt and Iran forge unlikely alliance in changing political landscape

Egypt signs $35bn deal to import natural gas from Israel

Egypt calls Israel's war in Gaza 'systematic genocide'

Egyptian Grand Museum official opening rescheduled for November 1

King Tut's tomb and other artefacts to see when Grand Egyptian Museum opens

Surge in hiring in Saudi Arabia, despite slower regional non-oil business growth

The staircase leading to the galleries contain a remarkable collection of artefacts. Razmig Bedirian / The National

Egyptian Grand Museum official opening rescheduled for November 1

The world's largest single civilisation museum, close to the Giza pyramids, will offer an 'exceptional event' to its target tourist market

King Tut's tomb and other artefacts to see when Grand Egyptian Museum opens

Surge in hiring in Saudi Arabia, despite slower regional non-oil business growth

UAE's largest Gaza aid ship carrying field hospital arrives in Egypt

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