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- 14h ago
Egyptian court orders Mada Masr closed and fines editor Lina Attalah over unlicensed website
A court in New Cairo fined Lina Attalah, co-founder and editor in chief of the independent outlet Mada Masr, 3 million Egyptian pounds and ordered the site closed. According to the outlet, security personnel carried her out of the courtroom before the fine was paid and she was released later that day.
- yesterday
Egypt authorizes defensive military support for Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks
Egypt's parliament voted on Monday, 26 October, to authorize President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide Saudi Arabia with military support against Houthi strikes. The aid is described as defensive, and Greece is keeping a Patriot battery in the kingdom as Riyadh works to repair ties with the UAE.
- 2d ago
Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani envoys in Tehran to head off new Iran clash with US and Israel
Delegations from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan reached Tehran on Monday, 26 October, as Egypt's parliament authorised support for Saudi defence against Houthi attacks. Iran has separately proposed a regional security pact from which the United States would be excluded.
- 4d ago
Sinai monastery deal: Archbishop Symeon agrees to sign agreement with Egypt
Archbishop Symeon of Sinai said on Saturday, 24 October, that he will sign the agreement with the Egyptian state on the monastery's status, with the date set once his health allows. Several Orthodox churches had backed the move beforehand.
- Oct 21
Egypt says its proposed military aid to Saudi Arabia would be purely defensive, as Iran warns Cairo
Sisi says Egypt would defend Saudi territory without attacking Yemen, while Iran's foreign minister warns Cairo against any intervention. Egypt's parliament has postponed its vote on the aid.
- Oct 20
Tourist bus and truck collide near Cairo, killing 13 and injuring 34 in Egypt
Al-Ahram reported 13 deaths and 34 injuries after a tourist bus hit a truck on the desert road to Asyut. A preliminary Egyptian health ministry count had put the toll at 12 dead and 30 injured.
- Oct 20
Sigfrido Ranucci picks RaiNews24 deputy role after Report removal
Sigfrido Ranucci has chosen RaiNews24 over two other Rai offers, after a Rome labour court rejected his urgent appeal to return to presenting Report.
- Oct 17
UK advises against all but essential travel to Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate
The UK Foreign Office now advises against all but essential travel to almost the whole of Saudi Arabia, while Egypt pledges military support as Houthi missile and drone attacks continue.
- Oct 14
Egypt uncovers two colossal Ramses II statues in a Nile Delta village
A local resident's find of an inscribed stone block led archaeologists to the remains of two colossal statues, believed to depict Ramses II, in Gharbia governorate.
- Oct 12
Strike on Sudanese gold mine kills at least 72 miners, rights group blames Egypt
Emergency Lawyers blames Egypt's air force for an airstrike on a gold mining site in northern Sudan. Egypt has not commented, and Sudan's army chief has ordered an investigation.
- Oct 10
Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections to September 2027, first vote since 2006
The decree moves the legislative vote due on 28 November 2026 to 11 September 2027, the same day as a presidential poll. Palestinian officials blame Israeli restrictions and conditions in Gaza and East Jerusalem.
- Oct 8
Failed Flydubai hijacking triggers alert over Egyptian pilot's threat video in Italy
Italian authorities are checking a video by an Egyptian pilot that pairs an El Al jet with a Sadat speech on violence. The post follows the failed attempt by a Flydubai co-pilot to crash a Tel Aviv-bound flight on 30 September.
- Oct 7
Researchers identify new prehistoric crocodile Herugavialis cairensis in Sphinx quarry rock
Paleontologists have identified Herugavialis cairensis, an extinct crocodile species from Mokattam limestone quarried to build the Great Sphinx, after re-evaluating a 1920s fossil.
- Oct 2
US waives human rights conditions on $320 million in military aid to Egypt citing Iran war
Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved a national security waiver unfreezing $320 million in Foreign Military Financing for Egypt, citing Cairo's regional cooperation following Operation Epic Fury.
- Oct 1
Italy plans to seek 2 million euros from Egypt following Regeni kidnapping verdict
European Affairs Minister Tommaso Foti said Italy will demand two million euros from Cairo after a Rome court sentenced three Egyptian security officers to 10 years in prison for the 2016 abduction of Giulio Regeni.
- Sep 30
Egypt detains entire editorial staff of independent fact-checker Matsadaash
Egyptian authorities have arrested six journalists from the independent fact-checking platform Matsadaash, accusing the entire editorial staff of belonging to the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
- Sep 28
Rome court sentences three Egyptian officials to 10 years for 2016 Giulio Regeni abduction
A Rome court sentenced three Egyptian security officials in absentia to 10 years in prison for kidnapping Giulio Regeni, while Italy's government moves to avoid a diplomatic breach with Cairo.
- Sep 26
Investigative reports reveal Egyptian intelligence warned Israel 11 days before 7 October
Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel made a secret 67-minute stopover in Tel Aviv on 26 September 2023 to warn Israeli officials that Hamas was preparing an offensive, according to investigative reporting.
- Sep 22
Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Ireland during tarmac refuelling
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held an unannounced discussion with CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Shannon Airport while their aircraft refuelled on 21 September.
- Sep 5
Egyptian court sentences TV host Sarah Khalifa to death for drug trafficking
A Cairo criminal court has sentenced Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death by hanging for manufacturing and trafficking synthetic narcotics.
