Taking place from October 25 to November 4 at the renowned Wadi Degla Club, the 38th edition of the event will bring 112 of the world's best players to Egypt’s capital to compete for more than $300,000 (£210,000/€269,000) in prize money.  

The Men’s World Championship was last held in Cairo in 2006, when Australia’s David Palmer beat France’s Gregory Gaultier in the final.

"We are pleased to announce that the 2016 PSA Men's World Championship will take place in Cairo this Autumn and look forward to working with our partners at the Wadi Degla Club and Egypt Squash ahead of what promises to be a truly world class event," said PSA chief executive Alex Gough.

"The World Championship is the most prestigious title in squash and to be taking the sport's pinnacle event back to Egypt, a country that has become synonymous with squash throughout the past decade after producing a series of world number ones and top class players, including five of the current top 10, is tremendously exciting for everyone involved."

Today's announcement comes less than three months after the 2015 Men’s World Team Squash Championships, scheduled to take place in Cairo from December 12 to 18, were postponed.

It followed an attack on December 4 when petrol bombs were thrown into a nightclub, killing 16 people.

Egyptian Squash Federation President Assem Khalifa claimed, however, the decision was more linked to the withdrawal earlier that week of several countries from the tournament, including defending champions England.

They had been joined by Canada, Finland, France, Germany and the United States.

Gaultier will be the defending champion in Cairo after the four-time runner-up finally got his hands on a maiden world title in November thanks to a straight games victory over Egypt's Omar Mosaad in Bellevue in Washington.

"We are very excited to be bringing the PSA Men’s World Championship back to Egypt for the first time in a decade and feel certain that the Wadi Degla Cub will prove to be a fitting venue for such a prestigious competition," said former world number one Karim Darwish of Egypt, the 2016 PSA Men's World Championship tournament promoter. 

"We already enjoy a strong working relationship with the PSA and look forward to building yet further on that over the coming months ahead of what we hope will be one of the greatest World Championships ever staged."

The PSA has also confirmed that a brand new women's PSA W50 tournament will run parallel to the PSA Men's World Championship.

Gough added: "We are also delighted to see the introduction of a new high profile women's tournament to coincide with the Men's World Championship in a move that continues to reinforce our commitment to equalling playing opportunities across both tours as we continually edge closer towards parity across the sport."

Earlier this month, the PSA confirmed its Women’s World Championship will be staged in Kuala Lumpur this April, four months later than initially scheduled after the event was controversially cancelled in December.

The tournament, billed as the most lucrative in the history of the women’s tour, is due to take place at the Bukit Jalil Stadium from April 23 to 30.

It was originally due to be held from December 11 to 18 but was postponed due to financial issues within organisers Hallmark Events Group.