Egypt

In Egypt, leaving prison does not mean escaping the security state

Abdelrahman ElGendy's memoir Huna shows how release from an Egyptian prison brings surveillance, enforced silence and the threat of renewed detention

Trump heaps praise on Middle East leaders at UN meeting on Iran war

Egyptian detainees issue call for government to apply new caps to pretrial detention

US immigration policy is coming for your Saturday night plans

Sumayya Tobah

The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war in the Middle East

David Hearst

UAE president pardons Egyptian poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi

US diplomat Boulos won't name 'at least 12 countries' involved in Sudan war

Xi’s Egypt visit tests Cairo’s balancing act

Why China-Egypt cooperation has nothing to do with great-power rivalry

Nelson Wong

Arabic press review: Saudi prince moved from Ritz to maximum security prison

'Politics is dead': Egyptians find little reason for optimism in new elections

Why Sisi is Israel's choice

David Hearst

'Abdullah was just catching fish': Gazan fisherman killed by Egypt laid to rest

As Jordan's garment sector grows, activists push for better migrant workers' rights

Arabic press review: Did UAE network plot to buy Tunisian MPs?

Egypt launches criminal probe into New York Times leaks

Egypt court quashes ex-minister's $100m corruption conviction

Authorities investigating Regeni's murder seize adviser's computer

Israeli politician suggests Saudi Arabia take responsibility of Jerusalem holy sites

Egypt hangs five prisoners days after mass execution

Shafiq quit Egypt election bid after threats of 'sex tape' and corruption slurs: Sources