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
Libya Crisis
Libya: The new battleground for Putin's secret army
David Hearst
Egypt Turmoil
Woman who criticised Sisi’s wife ‘disappears’ in Egypt, says Mohamed Ali
Egypt Turmoil
Egypt rights activists slam government tour of infamous Cairo prison as 'staged'
Death of Morsi
UN experts: Morsi's death may amount to ‘state-sanctioned arbitrary killing’
Media
REVEALED: Twitter boss met Mohammed bin Salman months after Saudi spy discovered
Death of Morsi
UN experts: Morsi's death may amount to ‘state-sanctioned arbitrary killing’
Egypt Turmoil
Lone Egyptian activist released from solitary confinement says he wants to leave the country
Diplomacy
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan commit to solve dam dispute by early next year
Arab Spring
Baghdadi is dead but the West's backing for dictators keeps the fires burning
David Hearst
Environment
Climate crisis: Cities in Egypt and Iraq could be wiped out by 2050
Egypt Turmoil
Egyptian MP introduces bill to criminalise 'inappropriate clothing'
Inside Egypt
An Egyptian citizen dies after being forced off a moving train