Cairo

Cairo’s Egyptian Museum completes restoration, relocation of Ramesses II basalt stele

The museum’s director-general, noted that the stele was relocated and restored as part of the museum’s new display plan. It now stands between two other stelae depicting Ramses II.

Ramses II stele that has recently been restored by the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, September 4, 2026.
China's President Xi Jinping and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi wave upon his arrival at the Cairo International Airport, in Cairo, Egypt, September 1, 2026.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for meeting with Egypt President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi

Jared Kushner speaks at the Board of Peace meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026; illustrative.

Kushner: US will back Israeli resumption of war if Hamas fails to honor disarmament commitments

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.

Kushner, Blair, BoP head Mladenov meet Hamas delegation in Cairo over Gaza roadmap, sources say


Egypt unveils renovation of 14th-century Maridani mosque

Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities marked the completion of multi-year renovations to the 14th-century Altunbugha al-Maridani mosque, funded by the EU and the Aga Khan Foundation.

View of the Mosque of Amir al-Maridani, dating from 1340 CE from the era of the Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo, as Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is to inaugurate the second phase of the restoration project on it, in Darb al-Ahmar, in Cairo, Egypt, May 29, 2024.

War cabinet tells negotiating team to continue talks for hostage deal

The war cabinet met for four hours on Wednesday night.

 Supporters of hostages take part in a protest calling for their release, in Tel Aviv

Son of Hamas founder: Hamas ceasefire proposal is a trap

Mosab Hassan Yousef, a former Hamas member turned informant, warns against Hamas' ceasefire offer, advising Israel to demand hostages' release before agreeing.

 Photos of Mosab Hassan Yousef.

CIA chief heads to Qatar, Israel to salvage Gaza hostage deal

Burns’s emergency meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Thani in Doha is “aimed at exerting maximum pressure on Israel and Hamas to continue negotiating," an official briefed on the talks.

 Director of the Central Intelligence Agency William Burns testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to American security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2024.

Cairo talks continue but hopes for Gaza ceasefire appear slim

In their second day of truce talks in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Cairo, Hamas negotiators maintained their stance that any truce agreement must end the war.

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sits with his delegation, in Cairo, Egypt, Februray 6, 2024.

Israel-Hamas war day 212: What's going on in Gaza?

Gaza deal not secure yet • Hamas delegation in Cairo for hostage deal talks • IDF strikes targets in Gaza • IDF kills terror cell in Tulkarm

Israel Police raid the Al Jazeera offices in east Jerusalem on May 5, 2024

Hostage talks held in Cairo, as Israel and Hamas at odds on ending the war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opted not to send a delegation without consulting with war cabinet ministers Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot.

HAMAS CHIEF Ismail Haniyeh speaks to the press upon his arrival at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip in 2017.

'Determined to secure an agreement': Hamas says in a statement regarding ceasefire proposal

Hamas sends delegates to Cairo for ceasefire talks amid CIA Director's visit. Egypt mediates discussions, seeking truce amid escalating tensions in Gaza.

 Hamas parade in Gaza

Palestinian Embassy seeks temporary status for Gazans who entered Egypt during war

The ambassador stressed that residency permits would only be for legal and humanitarian purposes, adding that those who arrived since the war began on October 7 had no plans to settle in Egypt.

 Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt Diab al-Louh speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Palestine embassy in Cairo, Egypt April 30, 2024.

Humanitarian aid organization Global Empowerment Mission successfully delivers aid into Gaza

The team used strategic transportation tactics to provide civilians with aid that included ready-to-eat family food kits, beans, rice, flour, hygiene essentials, and other basic necessities. 

 GEM organization delivering aid to northern Gaza on April 28, 2024