An archaeological team has uncovered for the first time more than half of the temple, long buried under River Nile sediment.

Egypt has unveiled two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor. The alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, were reassembled after a two-decade renovation project.

Egypt and Nigeria make their final AFCON preparations when they face one another in a pre-tournament friendly in Cairo.

Local organizers had planned to include the June 26 game with Seattle's Pride celebrations. Then, FIFA announced the match would include Egypt and Iran, two countries where gay rights are nil.

In Egypt's soccer federation sent a letter to FIFA “categorically rejecting any activities related to supporting homosexuality during the match.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that he has approved the largest natural gas export agreement in Israel’s history, a record-setting deal worth about NIS 112 billion ($34.7 billion) to supply Egypt with gas from Israel’s offshore fields over the coming years.

The United Kingdom has removed Egypt’s Zohr gas project from the scope of its sanctions regime, despite the participation of Russia’s Rosneft (MOEX:ROSN), the UK Treasury said. Zohr, the largest natural gas field in the Mediterranean,

Mohamed Salah didn't arrive in time to take part in Egypt's final Africa Cup of Nations warm up game against Nigeria on Tuesday.