The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

UK minister: More than 150 British nationals have left Gaza via Rafah crossing

Andrew Mitchell also stressed the need for ‘effective humanitarian pauses’ in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023

‘Handed a death sentence’: UK doctor forced to return to Gaza from Egypt

Foreign Office accused of ‘grotesque failure’ as Dr Ahmed Sabra says he and other UK nationals have been sent back over border

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023

British couple died while on holiday in Egypt after room next door fumigated for bed bugs, inquest hears

Inquest examining deaths of John Cooper and his wife Susan on a family holiday in 2018

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2023

Britons who died in Egypt had room next to one fumigated for bedbugs

Blackburn inquest hears how John and Susan Cooper became fatally ill after adjacent hotel room was treated with chemicals

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023

'How are they going to evacuate them?': The search for solutions to Gaza's hospital crisis

As the need for medical care in Gaza soars, accessing working hospitals and health centres is becoming more and more difficult. Alternative solutions such as evacuating patients overseas and setting up field hospitals are under way, but may offer little hope if there is no end to fighting in the…

France 24 · Nov 7, 2023

French foreign ministry says over 100 nationals evacuated from Gaza

More than 100 French nationals and their dependents have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, the foreign ministry in Paris said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 7, 2023

Egypt's strongman president faces election amid economic slump and popular anger over inaction on Gaza

The bitter conflict between Israel and Hamas could not have come at a worse time for Egypt. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former military strongman who seized power in 2013 amid the turbulent fallout of the Arab Spring, faces a general election in December.

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2023

How the Hamas-Israel conflict is ruining tourism in Egypt

Exclusive: ‘In Egypt, we’ve definitely seen quite a lot of cancellations over the last two to three weeks’ – Darrell Wade, co-founder, Intrepid

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

What is Gaza's Rafah crossing and why is it important?

The Rafah border crossing, operated by Egyptian authorities, is the only Gaza crossing not directly controlled by Israel. Now it is the only entry point for aid and exit point for those able to leave.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2023

Israel–Palestine: Canada Must Lead Where It Can

Our government can operate on two levels: one globally and the other locally

The Walrus · Nov 7, 2023