Laila Soueif to sit outside Foreign Office over Cairo’s extended detention of her British-Egyptian dissident sonA woman on hunger strike to secure the release of her son, the British-Egyptian dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah,...
Read MoreLaila Soueif is to meet the foreign secretary, who in opposition called for the release of Alaa Abd el-FattahThe British-born mother of an Egyptian political prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 58 days is preparing to...
Read MoreSea Story was carrying 30 tourists and 14 crew when it sent a distress signal on Monday morningThree bodies have been recovered from a capsized tourist boat that sank off Egypt’s Red Sea coast and 13 people were still said...
Read MoreSea Story was on diving trip with 31 tourists and 14 crew when it sent distress signalTwo Britons are reported to be among 16 people missing after a tourist boat on a diving trip capsized in the Red Sea.The Sea Story was...
Read MoreAt least 320 of the dead are from Egypt and Saudi officials report treating more than 2,000 people for heat stressAt least 550 pilgrims have died during the hajj, underscoring the gruelling nature of the pilgrimage which again...
Read MoreCairo seeks to keep lid on public anger and avoid escalation as IDF moves into Philadelphi corridor in breach of 1979 peace accordEgypt has reacted with a wall of silence to the Israeli takeover of a buffer zone in southern...
Read MoreThe IDF says that it is in ‘operational’ control of the buffer zone on Egypt’s border, a move which risks complicating relations with Cairo, amid Rafah offensiveSee all our Middle East coverageIsrael is in...
Read MoreIn unverified video, woman also held captive and speaking under duress says two men have been killedMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesHamas has released a video announcing the death of two Israeli hostages and...
Read MoreRishi Sunak told activist’s sister in 2022 that government was ‘totally committed’ to resolving the case The family of the imprisoned British-Egyptian writer and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah have said the...
Read MoreParents-in-law of Scotland’s first minister among 92 British citizens allowed to pass through Rafah crossingIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesThe first group out of an expected nearly 100 Britons have crossed...
Read MoreAbdel Hammad took 10 hours to get to Egypt and will not receive support from UK Foreign Office to fly homeIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesA British surgeon who was stranded in Gaza has described scenes of...
Read MoreComplicated web of relationships are strained as Israel bombards Gaza in retaliation to Hamas attackEgypt, which shares a border with Israel and Gaza, has long had a complicated relationship with Hamas, not least due to its...
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