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The Nile in Cairo: a river that shaped the capital

Cairo stands near the head of the Nile delta, and the river helps explain the capital’s founding, its geography and where Egyptians live.

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Business 13 hours ago

The Suez Canal: a 193-kilometre shortcut between two seas

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Politics 18 hours ago

Two chambers: how Egypt’s Parliament is organised

Culture 12 October 2026

The Grand Egyptian Museum: a museum beside the pyramids

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World 11 October 2026

How the United Nations is organised: six organs, 193 members

Egypt was among the original members of the United Nations, whose Charter sets out six principal organs, from the General Assembly to the Secretariat.

Business 11 October 2026

The Cairo Metro: how Africa’s first full metro moves a megacity

The first line opened in 1987 with French financing, and the network is owned by Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels.

Regional affairs 10 October 2026

The Arab League: a pact signed in Cairo in 1945

The League of Arab States has its permanent seat in Cairo and works through a Council in which every member state has one vote.

Egypt 10 October 2026

Where the pyramids meet the city: Giza at the edge of Cairo

The Pyramids of Giza stand at the edge of the Western Desert, about 13 kilometres south-west of central Cairo, with the city spreading out beside them.

Regional affairs 9 October 2026

Eleven countries, one river: the geography of the Nile basin

The White Nile and the Blue Nile meet at Khartoum, and the Nile Basin Initiative gives the basin’s countries a forum for consultation and coordination.