All news on the topic: Egypt

The French Justice Ministry has called for our 2021 investigation into France’s complicity in crimes committed by the Egyptian dictatorship to be “unpublished”.

Egyptian authorities have detained the prominent businessman Sabri Nakhnoukh and frozen his assets, accusing him of leading an organized crime syndicate involved in money laundering, theft, and illegal weapons possession.

Israel’s nuclear arms program was considered the major obstacle to establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, declassified files from 1993 reveal.

A hockey coach who brutally murdered his wife and attempted to cover it up as a suicide to claim her life insurance and pursue another woman has been jailed.

Turkey is likely to be excluded from the 5,000-strong stabilization force that is to be established inside Gaza, as Israel made it clear it did not want Turkish troops involved.

The sole Gaza–Egypt border crossing was expected to open Wednesday, enabling hundreds of trucks carrying urgently needed aid to enter the devastated Palestinian territory.

When Vladimir Putin first announced he would host a “Russia-Arab world” summit, the Kremlin imagined the region’s leaders flying to Moscow to discuss regional security and energy relations, with the Russian leader presiding.

Donald Trump is on his way to Israel and Egypt to oversee the crucial hours of a Gaza ceasefire he helped broker, as relatives of hostages "held their breath" ahead of their expected release.

The ceasefire in Gaza has officially come into effect, Israel’s military has said.

The US President wrote on Truth Social: "I am asking everyone to MOVE FAST. I will continue to monitor this centuries-old conflict.’

Israel and Hamas are preparing for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes build for a possible ceasefire in Gaza after Benjamin Netanyahu said a hostage release could be announced "in the coming days".

Human rights activists, lawyers, LGBT people, children, and women have all faced repression in Egypt’s decades-long human rights crisis. In the latest escalation, authorities have since July 2025 been targeting social media influencers, including TikTokkers, vloggers, belly dancers, and tattoo artists, citing “family values” and “public morals.”

A British Airways flight turned chaotic when passengers and cabin crew reportedly felt sick mid-air, leading to an emergency landing and a dramatic hazmat response.

It started with a journey for snacks.

At least six students have reportedly drowned, and 21 were taken to the hospital after experiencing difficulties while swimming on a school trip in Egypt.

Alkagesta, Malta’s largest oil bunkering operator, is under investigation by both EU and UK authorities over suspected illegal sales of Russian oil to Libya.

Alongside her husband, Nadine Menendez was found guilty of accepting lavish gifts in exchange for leveraging his political influence as a U.S. Senator and Foreign Relations Committee chair to advance the interests of Egypt, Qatar and New Jersey businessmen.

This is the horrifying moment the Sindbad submarine disaster unfolds as the vessel sinks beneath the waves with its hatches still open.

Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza will spark a migrant flood to the UK, it is being claimed.

Uncovering the tomb of Thutmose II has been hailed as the most significant discovery since that of Tutankhamun in 1922.

Hostages and prisoners reunited with loved ones as political concerns shift to the second phase of the truce.

A flight to Manchester had to divert and land in Athens when the pilot reportedly collapsed.

A former sports coach at a £57,000-a-year public school murdered his wife at their family home to cash in on her life insurance after he began seeing another woman, a court heard today.