Oscar nominee Renate Reinsve stars in the horror film Backrooms. Photo: A24

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Major Hollywood, Arabic, Indian and Pakistani releases feature in the holiday line-up

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High prices and sacrifices: Egyptians cut back on Eid Al Adha sheep slaughter

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Egypt launches first aerial mining survey in more than 40 years

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Averse to political Islam, Egypt cautiously develops ties with post-Assad Syria

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Mohamed Ramadan’s road to Asad: 10 films that shaped his screen career

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7 Dogs review: Arabic action blockbuster goes big on explosions and ambition

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The oil and gas discovery was made by a joint venture between Egyptian and Italian companies. Reuters

Egypt announces biggest Western Desert energy discovery in 15 years

Total reserves of latest find estimated at 70 million barrels of oil equivalent as Iran war drives global energy prices higher

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Mediators 'finalising an agenda' for resumed US-Iran negotiations

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ExclusiveAmina Orfi – Egypt's unapologetic squash world champion

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Mohamed Diab brings Hollywood scale to Egyptian cinema with Asad

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El Sisi opens new desert farmland with 'artificial river'

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Egypt deepens Eritrea ties as it seeks to isolate Ethiopia in Horn of Africa

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AnalysisHow Egypt's balancing act aims to preserve relations and prevent war

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Abdel Fattah El Sisi is joined by senior Egyptian officials and military commanders in a wheat field at the New Delta project. Photo: Egyptian Presidency.

El Sisi opens new desert farmland with 'artificial river'

Abdel Fattah El Sisi hails reclamation scheme as answer to Egypt’s food security woes

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Egypt deepens Eritrea ties as it seeks to isolate Ethiopia in Horn of Africa

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AnalysisHow Egypt's balancing act aims to preserve relations and prevent war

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Cairo's Nilometer measures mood of Egyptians gripped by threat of Ethiopia's dam

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