Dorset auction house withdraws Egyptian human skulls from sale
MP says trade in remains is ‘gross violation of human dignity’, as skulls from Pitt Rivers collection removed An auction house has withdrawn 18 ancient...
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British Steel wins multimillion-pound contract for Egyptian rail project
Around 9,500 tonnes of track will be provided for north African country’s first fully electrified mainline British Steel has won a multimillion-pound contract to supply...
EU leaders accused of ‘rewarding repression’ with €7.4bn Egypt deal
Agreement to be signed off on Sunday is part of bloc’s attempt to stop refugees crossing Mediterranean European leaders are set to sign off on...
European Commission accused of ‘bankrolling dictators’ by MEPs after Tunisia deal
Members of justice committee say €150m in EU funding went straight to country’s president, Kais Saied The European Commission has been accused of “bankrolling dictators”...
Gaza ceasefire talks appear to stall days before Ramadan
Two days of negotiations in Cairo break up with Hamas accusing Israeli PM of not wanting to a deal Negotiations aimed at brokering a ceasefire...
New trial in Rome of four Egyptians accused over Giulio Regeni killing
Defendants are being tried in absentia over kidnapping and murder of Italian student in 2016 Four Egyptian security officials have gone back on trial in...
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...
Egypt scraps plan to restore cladding on one of three great pyramids of Giza
Antiquities authority drops proposal for Menkaure pyramid after review prompted by international outcry Egypt has scuttled a controversial plan to reinstall ancient granite cladding on...
‘Our last stop is Rafah’: trapped Palestinians await Israeli onslaught
Refugees crammed into the border city face a terrifying choice: stay for the expected attack, or flee back north through a war zone Middle East...
Egypt backs Somalia in dispute over Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
Somalia mobilises regional support as Ethiopia considers recognising breakaway region to gain sea access The president of Egypt, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has expressed his support...
