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
Inside Egypt
Singer and novelist sued in Egypt as country tightens grip on free speech
Books
Arabic poetry: 10 writers, classic and modern, you need to read
Diplomacy
Sudan slams 'illegal' Egypt oil exploration in disputed Red Sea area
LGBTQ+
Transgender activist arrested in Egypt
Egypt Turmoil
Tortured and mocked: Lawyers call for release of transgender Egyptian woman
Arab Spring
Are we witnessing a new wave of the Arab Spring?
David Hearst
Egypt Turmoil
Egypt's military expands authority as general named new transport minister
Arms Trade
Arms sales to Middle East have increased dramatically, new research shows
Inside Egypt
Malaysia deports Egyptians despite safety fears
Egypt Turmoil
Fears over 'illegal' deportation of four men to Egypt
Women
Female Arab directors: 11 films that you need to see
Art and photography
Pulitzer-winning photographer Yannis Behrakis, who captured key moments in Middle East, dies