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At least eight people dead as building collapses in Cairo

An apartment building collapsed on Tuesday in Egypt’s capital, killing at least eight people, authorities said. The health ministry said in a statement that the...

17 missing after tourist vessel sinks in Red Sea, Egyptian officials say

At least 17 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea following warnings about rough weather, Egyptian officials said. The governor...

Egyptians vote in election set to give El-Sissi another six years as president

Egyptians have begun voting in an election in which President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi faces no serious challenger and is certain to win another term,...

BBC staff in Cairo strike in call for equal pay with Middle East colleagues

The BBC’s staff in Cairo have gone on a three-day strike to demand equal pay with other colleagues in the Middle East as Egypt’s...

Three Israeli soldiers killed in gun battle at Egyptian border

A gun battle involving an Egyptian police officer has left three Israeli soldiers dead in southern Israel along the Egyptian border, the army said. It...

Looted ancient sarcophagus returned to Egypt from US

An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences in the US was returned to Egypt after US authorities...

Jailed British-Egyptian activist ‘has deteriorated severely’ since hunger strike

The family of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah said they have seen him and his condition has “deteriorated severely”. The news was posted in...

Egypt calls reports of surveillance at Cop27 ‘ludicrous’

A senior Egyptian diplomat has dismissed as “ludicrous” reports that his country’s police have been conducting surveillance of participants at this year’s UN climate...

‘Medical intervention’ after British-Egyptian activist escalates hunger strike

Egyptian prison authorities have intervened medically after jailed British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah escalated his hunger strike, his mother said. With relatives scrambling for details...

World in crisis provides grim backdrop for Cop27 UN climate talks in Egypt

Envoys from around the globe have gathered in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm El-Sheikh for talks on tackling climate change amid a multitude...

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