British mother of Egyptian political prisoner to press Lammy to take action
Laila Soueif is to meet the foreign secretary, who in opposition called for the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah The British-born mother of an Egyptian...
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Egypt and Turkey’s nascent alliance tested by new crisis in Libya
Fallout from Libyan central bank governor’s dismissal presents immediate challenge for Sisi and Erdoğan A new alliance between Egypt and Turkey designed to end a...
Egypt tight-lipped over Israeli takeover of Gaza buffer zone
Cairo seeks to keep lid on public anger and avoid escalation as IDF moves into Philadelphi corridor in breach of 1979 peace accord Egypt has...
Desperate Egypt sells off historic hotels as it dives deeper into debt
Amid biting austerity and rising inflation, the al-Sisi government is off-loading assets – some to a convicted murderer with Emirati cash As dusk fell over...
Palestinians desperate to flee Gaza pay thousands in bribes to ‘brokers’
Fixers with alleged links to Egyptian intelligence are making a fortune in ‘fees’ from people hoping to exit through the Rafah crossing Israel-Gaza war –...
Egypt’s Sisi wins third term as president after amending constitution
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi wins Egypt election with 89.6% of vote after facing no serious challengers The president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, was voted...
Sisi poised to win power again, but Egyptians’ minds are on Gaza
There’s no chance of a fair election on Sunday, but Egypt president’s weakness on Gaza is showing in a country racked by poverty, corruption and...
Sunak reiterates support for two-state solution in meeting with Abbas
PM met Palestinian Authority leader in Egypt as part of tour of the region to try to prevent the conflict escalating Israel and Hamas at...
Leading critic of Egyptian state jailed for six months
Free speech advocate Hisham Kassem sentenced for defaming former minister Kamal Abu Eita A court in Cairo has sentenced a former newspaper publisher, free speech...
MPs and peers urge UK government to do more to free jailed activist in Egypt
More than 100 signatories express concern in letter to foreign secretary over lack of progress in case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah More than 100 MPs...
