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Illustrative: In this July 28, 2018 file photo, Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zied, known by his nickname Shawkan, gestures in a soundproof glass cage inside a makeshift courtroom in Tora prison in Cairo. (AP/Amr Nabil, File)
October 22, 2020, 5:56 pm
Rights group slams Egypt for executing 49 prisoners ‘in days’
Human Rights Watch laments ‘systematic absence of fair trials,’ says 15 of those put to death were involved in violence following Sissi’s overthrow of democratically elected Morsi
By AP
Egyptian comedian Shady Abu Zaid. (Screen capture: YouTube)
October 18, 2020, 2:13 pm
Egypt releases comedian after more than 2 years in prison
Samy Abu Zaid, who worked for satirical TV program, was arrested in 2018 and held without trial
By AP
Gamal Abdel Nasser, president of Egypt, addresses a huge crowd gathered in Republic Square, Cairo, Feb. 22, 1958, from a balcony of the National Union building, after he was elected the first president of the United Arab Republic (AP Photo)
September 29, 2020, 5:34 am
Egypt’s Nasser still a polarizing figure, 50 years on
Known for his colloquial charisma and pan-Arab populism, but also his authoritarianism and questionable policies, former leader remains controversial
By MENNA ZAKI
Egyptians visit the tomb of Egypt's late president Gamal Abdel Nasser at his mausoleum in Cairo on September 28, 2020. (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
September 29, 2020, 12:17 am
Egypt marks 50th anniversary of leader Nasser’s death
The country’s pan-Arabist president died of a heart attack aged 52; he ruled for 16 years and was succeeded by Sadat
By Antoinette Chalaby-Moualla
Illustrative: A fisherman navigates rough seas along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza City, April 11, 2018. (Adel Hana/AP)
September 26, 2020, 11:28 pm
Egypt returns bodies of 2 Gaza fishermen shot by its navy
Two killed were brothers, a third is in Egypt receiving treatment; Palestinian fishermen’s union set to go on general strike for three days to protest shootings
By Agencies
Israel's Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz poses with a copy of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) statute signed by Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus, Italy and the Palestinian Authority; on September 22, 2020. (Energy Ministry)
September 22, 2020, 9:22 pm
Israel joins new regional forum in hope of selling gas to Europe
Jewish state partners with Egypt, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus, Italy and the Palestinian Authority to formalize East Mediterranean energy club; Turkey left in cold
By Sue Surkes
One of more than two dozen ancient coffins unearthed near the famed Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt, September 2020. (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via AP)
September 21, 2020, 8:14 pm
Archaeologists unearth 27 coffins at Egypt’s Saqqara pyramid
Sarcophagi have remained unopened since they were buried more than 2,500 years ago
By Samy Magdy
Palestinian doctors treat patients at the emergency room of the al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City, September 7, 2020. (Khalil Hamra/AP)
September 8, 2020, 3:19 pm
Virus puts new strain on Gaza’s overwhelmed health system
‘Gaza’s health system is woefully under-equipped to cope with a large outbreak,’ International Committee of the Red Cross warns
By Fares Akram
A Saudi man reads a newspaper while keeping an eye on a screen displaying stock market figures, at al Jazeera Capital Bank in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 19, 2008. (Hasan Jamali/AP)
September 2, 2020, 12:33 pm
Spurned by allies, Saudi Arabia rethinks checkbook diplomacy
After decades of spending billions to increase its influence, Riyadh has little to show for it, observers say, and allies can no longer rely on Saudi largesse
By Anuj Chopra
Bishara A. Bahbah
August 30, 2020, 10:59 pm
Bishara A. Bahbah
Palestinian leaders! Wake up and smell the statehood!
Two bold moves — a phone call to Donald Trump and an Arab mini-summit — could give your people a real future. What have you got to lose?
Smoke and flames rise after Israeli aircraft carry out airstrikes near the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on August 12, 2020. (Said Khatib/AFP)
August 18, 2020, 1:42 am
Israeli airstrikes hit Hamas targets in Gaza after fresh arson balloon attacks
IDF says it targeted terror group’s underground infrastructure; move comes after Egyptian mediators leave Strip after bid to reduce tensions
By Aaron Boxerman and AP
An Israeli police officer inspects the damage to a home after it was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot on August 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
August 18, 2020, 12:31 am
Egyptian envoys leave Gaza after bid to ease Israel tensions
Mediators move on to Israel, after apparently failing to to get results with Hamas; arson balloons continue, causing 20 fires, including in kindergarten
By TOI staff and AP
Passengers sit next to their luggage as they wait to cross the border to the Egyptian side of Rafah crossing, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, August 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
August 11, 2020, 5:10 pm
Egypt-Gaza crossing opens, allowing Palestinians to leave for 1st time in months
Gaza residents holding Egyptian passports and foreign passports, as well as patients seeking treatment abroad, are permitted to exit the enclave via Rafah terminal
By Agencies and TOI staff
A tomb from the early 20th Century stands partially demolished amid construction of a new highway through the Northern Cemetery in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, July 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
July 31, 2020, 2:29 pm
Highway to hell? Road-building in Cairo’s City of the Dead raises alarm
Government razes hundreds of graves as families rush to move bodies of their loved ones; preservationists say valuable historical sites might be lost
By Lee Keath
Screen capture from video of a TikTok clip by Egyptian social media celebrity Haneen Hossam. (YouTube)
July 28, 2020, 11:11 am
Egyptian women get 2 years in prison for TikTok dance videos
Defendants also fined 300,000 Egyptian pounds (nearly $19,000) for ‘violating the values and principles of the Egyptian family,’ inciting debauchery and promoting human trafficking
By AP
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