Egypt

War on Iran

How the Iran war is squeezing Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt from every direction

Disruptions at Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb and Suez are only half the story. Pressures are also piling up along their land borders
Books
In Egypt, leaving prison does not mean escaping the security state
Asim Qureshi
US Politics
The End Times: How Silicon Valley absorbed ‘techno-religious’ doomerism
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
Film
Parasite and the Oscars: Can a Middle East Film win cinema's top award?
Libya Crisis
Tripoli government suspends Libya talks after Haftar's forces shell capital's port
Inside Egypt
Egypt bans popular ‘Mahraganat’ songs drawing mixed reactions
Trump's Israel-Palestine plan
Arab rulers and Israel's leaders: A long and secret history of cooperation
Joseph Massad
Media
Egypt just banned ‘mahraganat’ music: Listen to five of the most popular tracks
Gaza 2020
Egypt building new wall along Gaza border
Libya Crisis
EU agrees on new mission to enforce Libya arms embargo
Human Rights
Egyptian authorities deny torturing detained activist
GCC
Qatar says talks to end Gulf blockade collapsed in January
Inside Israel
Egypt’s population has just hit 100 million
Occupation
'Teach him a lesson': Egypt's fury over Hamas leader's trip to Tehran
Inside Egypt
Egypt's population officially reaches 100 million people