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Egypt reopens historic mosque after long restoration

A 13th century mosque that fell into disrepair after being used over the years as a soap factory, a slaughterhouse and a fort reopened in Cairo on Monday after undergoing a long restoration. The mosque of Al-Zhahir Baybars, built under…

Egypt population reaches 105m

Egypt’s population reached 105 million on Saturday, according to the population clock linked to the government’s birth and death registration database. On Oct. 1, 2022, the database put the population at 104 million, meaning that there…

Iran’s Khamenei welcomes better ties with Egypt

Iran’s supreme leader said Monday he’d “welcome” the restoration of full diplomatic ties between Egypt and the Islamic Republic, raising the prospect of Cairo and Tehran normalizing relations after decades of strain. The comments by…