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War on Iran
A quarter-century after the 'war on terror' began, the American Middle East is over
Hesham Gaafar
United Nations
Trump heaps praise on Middle East leaders at UN meeting on Iran war
Human Rights
Egyptian detainees issue call for government to apply new caps to 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
Covid-19
Fire kills seven coronavirus patients at a hospital in Egypt's Alexandria
Egypt Turmoil
Egyptian bellydancer given three year sentence in latest crackdown on 'debauchery'
Diplomacy
Ethiopia to fill Blue Nile dam in 'two weeks' as African Union pushes for deal
LGBTQ+
Transgender son of famed Egyptian actor sued for ‘promoting homosexuality’
Libya Crisis
Russian mercenaries enter Libya's largest oil field as Sirte battle looms
Energy
Energy-hungry Ethiopians unconcerned about Egypt's Nile dam fears
Arts
Five arrested in France over Middle East antiquities trafficking
Racism
Racism in the Middle East: The Arab films and TV that promote hatred
Media
Egypt arrests another journalist as attacks on independent media intensify
Egypt Turmoil
IMF urged to delay $5.2bn loan to Egypt over ‘corruption risk’
Covid-19
Coronavirus: Egypt’s doctors outraged as prime minister blames them for deaths
Libya Crisis
Will Sisi wage war on Libya?
Mustafa Salama