Ex-Mubarak minister Mohamed Mansour donates £5m to Tories
Tory senior treasurer Mansour says he wants to assist ‘very capable prime minister’ Rishi Sunak UK politics live – latest updates The Conservatives have accepted...
Category : Egypt
Gaza Strip fighting enters third day despite Egypt ceasefire efforts
Israeli airstrikes targeting homes of commanders in Palestinian Islamic Jihad spark off latest violence Fighting between Israel and militant groups in the blockaded Gaza Strip...
Sudan’s neighbours have little to offer refugees, warns UN
Thousands of Sudanese are crossing borders into countries already severely stressed by drought, conflicts and food insecurity, say UN officials The UN is in a...
‘A deadly trip’: Sudanese refugees find little welcome at Egyptian border
People fleeing fighting in Khartoum left waiting for days at sparsely staffed crossing after costly and dangerous journeys Thousands of people have fled fierce street...
Hit TV drama sparks calls for reform of Egypt’s oppressive guardianship law
Under Guardianship, broadcast during Ramadan, highlights the issues faced by women and children after the death of a father Two Egyptian MPs have called for...
Egyptian soldiers captured by Sudanese paramilitary group return home
Rapid Support Forces faction detained the troops after storming airbase north of Khartoum Dozens of Egyptian soldiers caught in fighting in Sudan have returned home...
Egyptian army has turned Sinai schools into military bases, says rights group
Exclusive: group says military is compromising children’s right to education with its campaign against militants Egyptian forces have taken over 37 schools and transformed them...
Sphinx-like statue and shrine discovered in southern Egypt
It is thought the Roman emperor Claudius could have inspired work found in the temple of Dendera Archaeologists have unearthed a sphinx-like statue and the...
Archaeologist hails possibly oldest mummy yet found in Egypt
The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15-metre shaft near the Step Pyramid at Saqqara Egyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near...
Ukraine grain ship refloated after running aground in Suez canal
Egyptian authority says vessel was towed away for repairs after briefly disrupting traffic in vital waterway Read more: ‘A race against time’: how shipwrecks hold...
