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Starmer pressed in the Commons to secure release of British-Egyptian activist

Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been detained in Egypt since 2019 and was sentenced to five years in prison in 2021 after being accused of spreading fake news.

Evening Standard

Mother of Egypt detainee ready to end hunger strike if UK makes progress

Laila Soueif was hospitalised for low blood sugar this week as she tries to secure release of son Alaa Abd el-Fattah

The Guardian - UK

Gazans Desperate To Escape War-Ravaged Gaza

Egypt rejects Trump's resettlement proposal for Palestinians in Gaza, while Gazans express desire to escape dire conditions. Debate over implications conti...

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Mother on hunger strike over jailed son in hospital, says family

The Free Alaa campaign said Laila Soueif was taken to hospital in central London on day 148 of her protest action.

Evening Standard

Mother of British-Egyptian jailed over social media post is hospitalised after 150 day hunger strike

Laila Soueif, 68, has lost nearly five stone since she began her fast five months ago, protesting the detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah

The Independent UK

The Gaza ceasefire faces a crucial deadline. What happens next is unclear

The biggest challenge of the fragile ceasefire is yet to come

The Independent UK

Sudan's army breaks siege of key city as RSF moves to form parallel government

The Sudanese army has broken the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ two-year siege of the strategic city of el-Obeid after the paramilitary group signed a charter paving the way for a breakaway government with its allies.

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Archaeologists may have found second tomb of mysterious Egyptian pharaoh

Egyptologists believe Thutmose II’s mummified remains are hidden in a chamber beneath 23 metres of man-made mountain

The Independent UK

Ever wonder why Africa’s borders appear so strange?

From winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations, Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map.

Al Jazeera

Egypt united in front of the TV by Omar Marmoush v Mohamed Salah

National supporters will watch their heroes play against each other when Manchester City meet Liverpool on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

‘You dream about such things’: Brit who discovered missing pharaoh’s tomb may have unearthed another

Archaeologist believes his ‘find of the century’ – of Pharaoh Thutmose II – could be surpassed by ongoing excavation

The Guardian - UK

Science news this week: AI mind readers and an ancient Egyptian tomb

Feb. 22, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LiveScience

Arab Leaders Meet In Saudi Arabia To Hash Out Gaza Plan

Arab leaders met in Riyadh on Friday to craft a plan for Gaza's post-war reconstruction to counter Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take over the territory without its Palestinian residents.

International Business Times

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Idling buses, an iPhone non-search, and high seas cocaine.

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Al Jazeera

Arab leaders discuss alternative to Trump Gaza plan at Saudi Arabia meet

Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain seek to hash out plan to avoid Palestinian displacement.

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Arab Leaders Meet In Riyadh To Discuss Gaza Reconstruction Plan

Arab leaders discuss Egypt's plan for Gaza's reconstruction post-Trump proposal in Riyadh meeting.

The Conversation

It’s the biggest Egyptian tomb discovery in a century. Who was Thutmose II?

Archaeologists in Egypt have made an exciting discovery: the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II, a ruler who has long been overshadowed by his famous wife and half-sister, Queen Hatshepsut.

The Conversation

Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun – here’s how we know who lay inside

Thutmose II was the fourth ruler of the illustrious ancient Egyptian 18th dynasty, which included Tutankhamun. Now, the location of his long-lost tomb, one of the last missing royal tombs, has been confirmed by the New Kingdom Research Foundation, a British-Egyptian archaeological team led by Piers Litherland. It’s the first…

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump calls Zelenskyy a dictator in unparalleled relations rift

Attack follows Ukrainian leader’s claim Trump is in a Russian ‘disinformation bubble’. Plus, first Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb uncovered since 1922

Evening Standard

Archaeologists uncover lost tomb of Ancient Egyptian pharaoh in 'spectacular' discovery near Valley of the Kings

A UK-Egyptian team has uncovered the long-lost tomb of King Thutmose II near the Valley of the Kings—one of the most significant finds in over a century

International Business Times UK

'Remarkable' Egyptian Tomb Found A Century After King Tutankhamun: What We Know So Far

The discovery of King Thutmose II's tomb in Egypt, a century after the unearthing of Tutankhamun's tomb, marked a major archaeological breakthrough.

The Guardian - UK

Europe greenwashing with north Africa’s renewable energy, report says

Greenpeace argues European-backed projects hamper countries’ ability to decarbonise their own economies

International Business Times

Egypt Unveils First Ancient Royal Tomb Since Tutankhamun

Egypt's antiquities authority says it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be located since the famed discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.

The Guardian - UK

Archaeologists discover 3,500 year-old tomb of ‘missing pharaoh’ in Egypt

Uncovering rock-cut tomb of Thutmose II hailed as most significant discovery since Tutankhamun in 1922

LiveScience

Tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh is 1st to be discovered in 100 years

The tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh who ruled about 3,500 years ago, has been discovered west of the Valley of the Kings.

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