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Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after release from Egyptian prison

Abd el-Fattah, 44, has become Egypt's most prominent political prisoner after spending much of his adult life in and out of detention for his criticism of the Egyptian government.

Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon for him, stands next to his mother, Laila Soueif, and sister, Sanaa, at their home in Giza, Egypt, September 23, 2025.
EGYPT’S PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends an Arab League summit, in Baghdad, in May. President Sisi, if you seek peace, if you seek to alleviate the suffering, open the gate from Gaza, the writer urges.

Should Israel be worried? Inside Sisi’s five-point plan to boost Egypt’s armed forces - analysis

 U.S. President Trump meets with with Egypt's President el-Sisi in New York City, New York

Trump to meet with leaders of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Israeli president says

Egyptians protest against the U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for Egypt and Jordan to host over a million Palestinians from Gaza, at a gate at the Rafah border crossing, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, January 31, 2025.

Egyptians protest Trump displacement plan at Rafah border crossing


Train crash in Egypt kills dozens, injures more than 100 people

A railroad switching error was the most likely cause, a security source said without giving further details.

Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017

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What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) arrives at the opening of the Mohamed Najib military base

Hamas leader claims PA cut 37 Hamas lawmakers salaries

PA President Mahmoud Abbas has made a number of moves in recent weeks to pressure Hamas to concede control of the West Bank.

Hamas members and Abbas

Egypt and Israel, an important alliance for the United States

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made it his top priority to defeat extremism in Egypt and increase safety and security in the region, relying on Israel as a strategic partner.

An Egyptian soldier stands near the Egyptian national flag and the Israeli flag at the Taba crossing between Egypt and Israel

'He said he was Christian, they shot him,' says son who saw father die

ISIS gunmen ambushed a group of Coptic Christians traveling to a monastery in Minya in southern Egypt on May 26, leaving 29 dead and 14 wounded.

Coptic Christians crowd into a church in Cairo. Copts in the Sinai have recently come under attack by Islamic State

Poking fun at anarchy

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef takes a biting look at the Arab Spring and Mideast turmoil.

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef talks during a news conference in Cairo in 2014

Washington Watch: Three obstacles to peace

Resurrecting the peace process is not Topic A on Netanyahu’s mind right now.

JORDAN’S KING Abdullah II welcomes Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a reception ceremony

Comment: Sisi and the Copts

After nearly three years of Sisi’s reign, the Copts find themselves facing continuous decay in their livelihoods and rights, with no end in sight.

Egyptians gather in front of a Coptic church that was bombed on Sunday in Tanta, Egypt, April 9, 2017

Meeting Egyptian President Sisi, the man who wants to ‘rebrand’ Egypt

He wants Egypt to be seen as a trusted, stable ally of the West.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi waves as he arrives to the opening ceremony of the New Suez Canal

Sisi and Trump meet on 'problem of the century'

Leaders of Egypt, Jordan are reportedly planning to present principles of a framework agreement between Israel and the Palestinians in meetings this week with Trump.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, April 3, 2017.