Egypt

Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s health worsens in Egyptian prison
Egypt rights body urges authorities to transfer activist to better facility, as his family calls for his release.
Published On 18 May 2022
ISIL claims attack that killed 11 Egyptian soldiers in Sinai
The attack, in which five other soldiers were wounded, was the Egyptian army’s heaviest loss in years.
Published On 9 May 2022
11 Egyptian soldiers killed in armed attack in Sinai
The army says an officer and 10 soldiers killed as they tried to foil an attack on a water-lifting station by fighters.
Published On 7 May 2022
Will Elon Musk’s Twitter 2.0 unmask anonymous Arab dissidents?
The billionaire pledged changes that could mean the ‘end of online anonymous activism’ for thousands in the Middle East.
Published On 3 May 2022

Egyptian authorities say economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud died in a state mental health facility in early March.

FIFA issued a raft of sanctions worldwide after studying dozens of cases from qualifying games for the Qatar World Cup.

Thousands of political prisoners, however, are estimated to remain in Egyptian jails.

Prominent activist Hossam Monis was serving a four-year sentence on terror charges deemed baseless by rights groups.

66 people died in the 2016 crash, which Egyptian authorities initially blamed on terrorism.

Egypt often mediates between Hamas and Israel, but its role in Gaza extends to control of the Rafah border crossing.

Up to 86 percent of married Egyptian women face spousal abuse, particularly in Upper Egypt. ‘You Can’ aims to help them.

Court reduces TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam’s 10-year ‘human trafficking’ sentence to three years.

From Colombia to Nigeria, traders in football-loving nations are counting losses of failure to make it to Qatar 2022.

Fourteen others were taken to hospital but are in stable condition, says the governor of Aswan.

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