Egypt

Arne Slot speaks to the media in Marseille.

Slot hints Salah will start for Liverpool in Marseille

Arne Slot suggests Mohamed Salah will return to the Liverpool starting line-up against Marseille in Wednesday's Champions League tie, insisting his relationship with the forward is "as normal as it's always been".

3 days ago

7 days ago

Mohamed Salah running onto the pitch at Anfield, with Arne Slot in the background.

I'll be happy to have Salah back - Slot

Head coach Arne Slot is looking forward to welcoming back forward Mohamed Salah into the Liverpool squad once he returns from the Africa Cup of Nations.

7 days ago

8 days ago

The Ayoub sisters standing by a river, wearing dresses - one yellow, one green, and holding a violin and cello,

The Celtic Connections show bringing Scotland and Egypt together

The Ayoub sisters are to perform at Celtic Connections, and have praised Glasgow for its cultural diversity

8 days ago

14 Jan 2026

Sadio Mane celebrates scoring against Egypt

Mane destroys Salah's Afcon dream again - will he get another chance?

Mohamed Salah's Afcon dream was ended by Sadio Mane and Senegal on Wednesday night - but how many more chances will the Liverpool forward have to win the competition?

14 Jan 2026

Watch trailer for Mo Salah: Never Give Up

Watch the trailer for BBC documentary Mo Salah: Never Give Up.

14 Jan 2026

Three women clap, wearing colourful clothing and jewelry

'Welcome to 2976' - North Africa's Amazigh people ring in the new year

The Amazigh calendar places them almost a thousand years ahead of much of the rest of the world.

14 Jan 2026

29 Dec 2025

Alaa Abdel Fattah in Cairo on 23 September 2025

British-Egyptian dissident apologises for tweets as Tories push for UK deportation

Shabana Mahmood is facing growing calls to revoke the citizenship of Alaa Abdel Fattah after the emergence of social media posts.

29 Dec 2025

28 Dec 2025

Alaa Abdel Fattah speaks via video link to the BBC in October 2025, sitting in front of a bookshelf and wearing a grey T shirt

Egyptian dissident should be deported from UK, Tories say

Alaa Abdel Fattah flew to the UK on Friday after a travel ban imposed by Cairo was lifted.

28 Dec 2025

27 Dec 2025

Alaa Abdel Fattah dressed in a white T-shirt and wearing black rimmed glasses.

British-Egyptian activist arrives in UK after travel ban lifted

For Alaa Abdel Fattah and his family this is a new beginning after years of separation and suffering.

27 Dec 2025

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