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
Energy
$19.5bn Israeli gas deal with Spanish company scrapped
Arms Trade
REVEALED: Britain's 'secret' arms sales to Middle East human rights abusers
Media
Arabic press review: 'Deal of century' postponed due to Jordanian, PA criticism
Sinai Crisis
Egypt military says 36 militants killed as Sinai campaign continues
Sudan
Suakin: 'Forgotten' Sudanese island becomes focus for Red Sea rivalries
Egypt Vote
Sisi will win. After that he can only lose
Rania al-Malky
Egypt Turmoil
How Egyptian despots are defiling history
Basheer Nafi
Crime
Family of Egyptian student beaten to death accuse UK authorities of negligence
Gulf Tensions
ANALYSIS: Trump hires and fires, and the Gulf 'sideshow' rumbles on
Human Rights
Egyptian-Americans call on Washington to back human rights in Egypt
Press Freedom
Egypt sets up hotline for complaints against 'fake news'
Crime
Egyptian knifeman killed outside Iran ambassador's Vienna home