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January 2025

Hundreds of Egyptians gather at the Rafah border to reject the plan, with Cairo and Amman saying they will not participate in any attempt to displace Palestinians

November 2024

British mother of Egyptian political prisoner to press Lammy to take action

Laila Soueif is to meet the foreign secretary, who in opposition called for the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah

September 2024

Egypt and Turkey’s nascent alliance tested by new crisis in Libya

Fallout from Libyan central bank governor’s dismissal presents immediate challenge for Sisi and Erdoğan

August 2024

Report reveals secret US inquiry into alleged 2016 Egyptian $10m gift to Trump

A Washington Post report details that an Egypt-linked group withdrew funds days before Trump’s inauguration

July 2024

Greening the desert: is Sisi’s grand plan using up all of Egypt’s water?

The ‘Future of Egypt’ envisages turning tracts of desert into farmland to grow crops for exports. But with sky-high food price inflation and a water deficit, critics doubt it is viable

May 2024

Egypt tight-lipped over Israeli takeover of Gaza buffer zone

Cairo seeks to keep lid on public anger and avoid escalation as IDF moves into Philadelphi corridor in breach of 1979 peace accord

February 2024

Desperate Egypt sells off historic hotels as it dives deeper into debt

Amid biting austerity and rising inflation, the al-Sisi government is off-loading assets – some to a convicted murderer with Emirati cash

January 2024

Palestinians desperate to flee Gaza pay thousands in bribes to ‘brokers’

Fixers with alleged links to Egyptian intelligence are making a fortune in ‘fees’ from people hoping to exit through the Rafah crossing

December 2023

Egypt’s Sisi wins third term as president after amending constitution

Sisi poised to win power again, but Egyptians’ minds are on Gaza

November 2023

Why Egypt has not fully opened its Gaza border for fleeing Palestinians

Sisi has been criticised for only allowing a few refugees through, but housing large numbers would be a big political risk

October 2023

Sunak reiterates support for two-state solution in meeting with Abbas

As hunger bites, is Egypt ready to turn its back on its president?

Edmund Bower

September 2023

Leading critic of Egyptian state jailed for six months

Free speech advocate Hisham Kassem sentenced for defaming former minister Kamal Abu Eita

August 2023

The Guardian view on the Rabaa massacre: a template for Egypt’s campaign of repression

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July 2023

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MPs and peers urge UK government to do more to free jailed activist in Egypt

March 2023

Egyptian army has turned Sinai schools into military bases, says rights group

Journalists go on trial in Egypt for ‘offending MPs’

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