Egypt

Human Rights

Egyptian detainees issue call for government to apply new caps to pretrial detention

The new Criminal Procedure Code, adopted in November and set to take effect in October this year, promises to place limits on periods of pretrial detention
Migration
US immigration policy is coming for your Saturday night plans
Sumayya Tobah
War on Iran
The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war in the Middle East
David Hearst
Human Rights
UAE president pardons Egyptian poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Sudan war
US diplomat Boulos won't name 'at least 12 countries' involved in Sudan war
Diplomacy
Xi’s Egypt visit tests Cairo’s balancing act
Economy
Why China-Egypt cooperation has nothing to do with great-power rivalry 
Nelson Wong
War on Iran
US cuts off major Egyptian bank from global financial system
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Hamas must not concede in talks what Israel failed to win on the battlefield
Sami Al-Arian
Inside Egypt
Cairo accused of ‘punishment by proxy’ after British-Egyptian woman arrested over sister's activism
Inside Egypt
Egyptian-UAE free zone for oil storage and trading established in New Alamein
Egypt Turmoil
Amnesty warns US against waiving restrictions on military aid to Egypt
Sport
The new football season: What to expect in the Middle East
Inside Egypt
Egyptian prisoners at risk of scabies due to poor incarceration conditions
Gaza Siege
Egypt to close Gaza crossing as tensions build in besieged enclave
Inside Egypt
How Sisi is making ordinary Egyptians pay for a debt-fuelled bonanza
Maged Mandour
Gaza Under Attack
British government leaves UK-raised aid to Gaza in limbo after snub
Arab Spring
Are young Islamists giving up on the ballot box?
Khalil al-Anani
Inside Egypt
Egypt: Popstar Amr Diab’s fans angry after ‘tear gas’ used during concert
Heritage
Ancient Egyptian death rituals: How they guided pharaohs through the afterlife
Media
Arabic press review: Saudi court sentences more Jordanians and Palestinians
Religion
What is Ashura? How do Shia and Sunni Muslims observe it?
Egypt Turmoil
Egypt says US lawmakers seeking to block aid are 'deceived by terrorist group'