Egypt

Through Nakba, exile and genocide, my aunt Fatima never lost faith

My aunt endured every chapter of Palestinian dispossession, including exile, demolition, prison, separation and the grief of outliving her children - yet never surrendered to despair

Saudi Arabia and its allies must curb the growing Israeli-Emirati axis

David Hearst

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Exclusive: US and Israel reject joint Palestinian proposal for Gaza after meetings

UAE's Opec exit seeks to hit Saudi Arabia where it hurts

Mohamad Elmasry

Counterrevolution in Egypt: How Sisi broke the dream of a new republic

War on Iran: Why Egypt cannot afford to take sides

Saif Alislam Eid

Ramadan TV: Six things we learned from the 2026 season

Inside the Sudanese army coalition split over Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood

How US-Israeli war gave Iran all the cards in the Middle East

David Hearst

Africa's coup epidemic: What's different this time around?

Radwa Saad

French journalists decry 'worrying' arrest of investigative reporter

Egypt's economic crisis: Privatisation is the path forward

Walid Abuhelal

France detains journalist who covered killings of civilians in Egypt-Libya border operation

Egypt: Poet jailed for criticising army attempted suicide in prison

Only when the UAE helps Putin does the West panic about its malign influence

David Hearst

Egyptian children in Turkey left in limbo amid Cairo’s refusal to issue birth certificates

Egypt: Prominent anti-government activist sentenced to six months in prison

Rights groups condemn Biden for allowing $235m in military aid to Egypt

Inside Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia officially adds Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to its map

Egypt: Phone of presidential hopeful 'hacked several times' using European spyware

Egypt detains teachers' rights advocate who was part of government-sponsored dialogue