UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday spoke to Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, urging him to release a British citizen and activist jailed in Cairo, Downing Street said. "The prime minister discussed the case of British national Alaa Abd El-Fattah with President Sisi. He pressed for Alaa's release, having met his mother Laila Soueif…

The mother of an Egyptian-British activist jailed in Cairo who has been on hunger strike for 150 days risks "sudden death", her doctor said Wednesday. Laila Soueif, 68, remained in hospital having been admitted late Monday due to "dangerously new lows" in her blood sugar and sodium levels, as well as her blood pressure. Her…

The Executive Director of CIG Motors, Jubril Arogundade, has been recognised as one of Africa's top 40 under 40 leaders at the Forty Under 40 Africa Awards. The event, which was held in Cairo, Egypt, on February 22, 2025, honoured outstanding young professionals making a significant impact in their industries. Arogundade won in the Transport/Automobile…

Team Nigeria has exited the 2025 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Club Championships in Tunis. The Canaan Queens of Calabar, representing the country lost 0-3 to PETROJET Women’s team of Egypt in the semi finals of the event at the El-Menzah Sports Hall on Monday. The team, who are Nigeria’s sole representatives, led by…

Archaeologists have uncovered a long-lost tomb in Egypt, the first to be discovered since Tutankhamun’s burial in 1922. Egyptian officials announced the discovery on Tuesday, revealing the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the missing royal tombs from Egypt’s 18th Dynasty. Thutmose II, who reigned from around 1550 BC to 1292 BC, was…

The Kebbi Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, says Gov. Nasir Idris has released N2.7b for allowances of local and International students. Abubakar-Tunga made this known while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. “Gov. Nasir Idris has approved and released the payment of Upkeep Allowance and Accommodation for 25 students of Kebbi State…

In the face of pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, Egypt has announced its own reconstruction plan for the largely destroyed Gaza Strip. “Egypt expresses its aspiration to cooperate with the U.S. administration to achieve a comprehensive and just peace in the region by reaching a just settlement of the Palestinian. “This is the cause…

Five years after her husband was executed in Saudi Arabia, Egyptian Noura Fouad is still seeking his remains, unable to lay his body to rest and pay her respects at his grave. "My husband had an unfair trial," the mother of three told AFP. He had been an upstanding man "trapped by traffickers", she added,…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged on Tuesday the reconstruction of Gaza "without displacing Palestinians" after US President Donald Trump said he could "conceivably" halt aid to Egypt and Jordan if they refuse to take in Gazans. During a phone call with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Sisi "stressed the necessity of starting the reconstruction…

Egypt will host a summit of Arab nations on February 27 to discuss "the latest serious developments" concerning the Palestinian territories, its foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The "emergency Arab summit" comes as Egypt has been rallying regional support against US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip…

Egypt on Thursday said Israeli support for US President Donald Trump's plan to displace Gazans "weakens and destroys the negotiations on

The IMF plans to unveil a new loan agreement with Egypt for approval by its board, the global lender's communications chief said Thursday, as the country looks to strengthen its economy. "A policy package of reforms will be considered by the Fund's executive board, along with the fourth review of Egypt's program," International Monetary Fund…