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October 10, 2025, 9:37 pm
Egypt Sentences Commentator Abdel Khaleq Farouk to 5 Years in Prison
- [CPJ] Washington, D.C. -- The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled by the five-year prison sentence handed down to Egyptian economic commentator Abdel Khaleq Farouk, convicted of joining a terrorist organization, spreading false information, and misusing social media over articles critical of Egypt's economic policies.
Egypt's GDP Sees Fastest Quarterly Growth in Three Years
- [Daba Finance] TLDR
Salah Scores Twice As Egypt Qualify for 2026 World Cup
- [Namibian] Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored twice to help Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 in Casablanca on Wednesday and qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Journalist Detained Over Facebook Posts
- [HRW] Beirut -- End Arbitrary Arrests, Release Detained Critics
Exhausted By War, Gazans Await Progress From Ceasefire Talks in Egypt
- [Independent (Kampala)] Gaza, Palestine -- Residents of the Gaza Strip are watching closely as Palestinian and Israeli delegations arrived in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh in a renewed effort to secure a comprehensive ceasefire after nearly two years of war.
Peace Summit On Gaza Opens in Egypt Amid Renewed Push for U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire
- [Radio Dalsan] A fresh round of indirect peace talks aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire agreement in the Gaza conflict officially opens today, Tuesday, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt -- with mediators hoping to secure progress on a U.S.-backed peace plan designed to end months of devastating war.
Ethiopia Beat Guinea Bissau in Kigali As Salah's Egypt Qualify for World Cup
- [New Times] James Ramkel Gang scored the lone goal in the 27th minute to help Ethiopia collect all three points in Wednesday's narrow 1-0 win over Guinea Bissau at Amahoro Stadium.
All of Africa Today - October 6, 2025
- [allAfrica]
Changing Historic Port Alfred and Alexandria Town Names Will Erase Hard-Earned Brand Equity, Hurt Tourism
- [Daily Maverick] The Eastern Cape Geographical Names Council says proposed new names for Port Alfred, Alexandria and the Kowie River are part of a global effort to restore indigenous identity and undo colonial erasure. But for some residents and business owners the changes threaten to erase decades of brand equity, damage tourism and destabilise the local economy. Jennifer Schoultz argues that heritage preservation and economic sense can, and should, coexist.
Intella Partners Visa to Power Arabic Conversational Ai Across Mena
- [Daba Finance] Egyptian AI startup Intella, a leader in Arabic speech intelligence, has partnered with Visa to develop Arabic-first conversational AI solutions for financial institutions Intella builds AI models optimized for Arabic dialects, serving enterprise contact centers with its speech recognition engine and conversational AI agent The partnership will integrate Intella's products, including intellaCX, into Visa's network, helping banks convert unstructured customer conversations into actionable data
Trump Urges Hamas Delegation in Cairo to 'Act Quickly' As Indirect Peace Talks With Israel Resume
- [Radio Dalsan] U.S. President Donald Trump has called on all parties involved in efforts to end the Gaza conflict to "move swiftly" toward peace, as mediators gather in Cairo, Egypt, today (Monday) for renewed indirect talks between Hamas and Israel.
Egypt Opens One of the Valley of the Kings' Largest Tombs
- [DW] The tomb of Amenhotep III has been opened to the public after undergoing 20 years of renovation with support from the Japanese government and UNESCO.
GERD Prevented 'Historic Destruction' in Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia Asserts
- [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has dismissed accusations made by the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), calling them "falsehoods" and "misrepresentations."
CAF Cl - Pyramids Thrash APR FC in Cairo, Progress to Second Round
- [New Times] Pyramids FC eliminated APR FC from the CAF Champions League for the third time in a row after beating them in the preliminary round 5-0 across two legs.
Dar es Salaam, Cairo Strengthen Defence and Security Ties
- [Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA and Egypt have reiterated their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations in security and defence matters as part of efforts to address emerging global security challenges.
Egypt, Somalia Discuss Strengthening Military Partnership, African Security
- [Shabelle] Cairo -- Egyptian Defence Minister and Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief General Abdel Mageed Saqr met in Cairo on Sunday with Somali Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi and his delegation to discuss strengthening military cooperation and promoting security across Africa.
Liberia, Egypt Explore Direct Flights
- [Liberian Observer] The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) has opened discussions with senior Egyptian aviation officials on expanding air connectivity and strengthening bilateral cooperation in the aviation sector.
Rwanda, Egypt Waive Visa Restrictions in Growing Relations
- [New Times] Rwanda and Egypt on Sunday, September 28, signed a Visa Waiver Agreement that will allow easier travel between the two countries, whose relations have seen a boost in recent days.
Sudanese Consul General in Aswan Praises Egypt's Ongoing Support
- [SNA] The Sudanese Consul General in Aswan and Southern Upper Egypt Governorate, Ambassador Abdel-Gadir Abdullah, commended Egypt's continuous efforts to mitigate the repercussions of the events in Sudan and support its people during the ongoing conflict.
Ethiopia Rejects Egypt's Unfounded Claim On GERD At UN General Assembly
- [ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has firmly rejected what it described as unfounded claims made by Egypt regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Egypt Re-Arrests Journalist Ismail Alexandrani Over Social Media Posts
- [CPJ] Washington, D.C. -- The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on Egyptian authorities to immediately release journalist Ismail Alexandrani, who has already spent years imprisoned for his reporting.
Trump's Dip Into the Nile Waters Dispute Didn't Settle the Conflict - in Fact, It May Have Caused More Ripples
- [The Conversation Africa] President Donald Trump chided the United Nations on Sept. 23, 2025, for failing to resolve dangerous international conflicts around the world. "All they seem to do," he groused during his address to the General Assembly in New York, "is write a really strongly worded letter and then never follow that letter up. It's empty words, and empty words don't solve war."
Wetangula Urges Egypt to Pursue Inclusive Dialogue On Nile Water Dispute With Ethiopia
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has urged Egypt to embrace inclusive dialogue in resolving its decades-long dispute with Ethiopia over the use of Nile waters, following the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
All of Africa Today - September 23, 2025
- [allAfrica]
Egypt's Parliament Should Open New Era of Consultation
- [HRW] President Sisi's Rejection of Criminal Procedure Code an Opportunity
Alaa Abd El-Fattah Freed - 'One Step at a Time, But Then the Next Step Please....?'
- [People's Dispatch] Alaa's release by way of a presidential pardon came after a long international solidarity campaign calling for his freedom and a 10-month hunger strike by his elderly mother.
Egypt - President Rejects Flawed Criminal Code
- [HRW] Beirut -- Civil Society Welcomes Decision Not to Sign Egypt's Draft Criminal Procedure Code into Law
The Largest Discovery of Its Kind in 150 Years
- [Egypt Online] On Wednesday, 24 September 2025, the Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated to the Supreme Council of Antiquities discovered a stone tablet representing a new copy of the famous Canopus Decree, issued by King Ptolemy III in 283 BC. This is the largest discovery of its kind in more than 150 years, as no complete copy of the decree has been found since that time.
Joint Statement By the Leaders of Members of Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation Participating in the Multilateral Summit With the President of the United States of America
- [Egypt Online] A multilateral summit of the leaders of the United States and eight Arab States and States members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened at United Nations Headquarters on the margins of the High-Level Week of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Trump Rails Against UN, Migration and Climate Policies in Fiery Address
- [Capital FM] New York -- US President Donald Trump used his first address to the United Nations General Assembly since beginning his second term to launch a blistering critique of the world body, migration policies and international climate action.
