German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier set off on a nearly week-long trip to Africa on Saturday, arriving in Cairo in the afternoon on a journey that will include stops in Egypt, Ghana and Angola. No German head of state has ever visited Angola before him.

The Pyramids of Giza, medieval markets, and the legendary Nile are just a few highlights of Egypt’s energetic capital. Here’s our guide to where to stay, what to eat, and what to know before you visit Cairo.

By Hatem Maher CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian officials are hoping the inauguration of a vast new museum on Saturday will accelerate the revival of a tourism industry hampered for more than a decade by internal upheaval,

CAIRO, October 31, 2025 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas met today with the chief editors of Egyptian newspapers and several senior Egyptian writers and journalists, on the sidelines of his visit to Cairo to attend the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum scheduled for Saturday.