Interest in studying Swahili – the lingua franca of much of East Africa – is booming in Egypt.

Sayyed Ragheb was already struggling to keep his family afloat, earning less than $100 a month. Now he fears it will get even worse after Egypt hiked fuel prices because of the Iran ...

On April 2, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi inaugurated a new administrative capital, costing over 58 billion ...

While preparing a papyrus for the museum’s upcoming “Made in Ancient Egypt” exhibit, conservators noticed a thick white pigment lining the body of a jackal illustrated in one of the scenes.

Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is typically greeted with joy and ...

The broadening Iran war has ricocheted across the region and beyond.

Just a four-hour flight from the UK, this stunning country is steeped in history and myth, a place many agree is a must-visit at least once in a lifetime. Egypt is a land where time seems to stand ...

KAPIKOY BORDER CROSSING, Turkey — After bombs exploded near her home in the eastern Iranian city of Golestan, hairdresser ...

Residents of Dubai and Doha, Qatar, awoke to the sound of explosions as air defenses worked to intercept new waves of ...

Mumbai: Over 300 passengers aboard IndiGo flight 6E-2 from London to Mumbai are finally expected to depart from Cairo International Airport at 11pm tonight, ending a grueling 34-hour ordeal that left ...

As Ramadan begins, traditional lanterns called fawanees brighten Cairo. They have become a symbol of Ramadan and are an almost-mandatory home... Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's ...

As risks rise in the Strait of Hormuz, oil companies and governments across the region are beginning to reconsider how crude oil is transported. Missile exchanges that began Saturday between the ...