The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

As the Israeli-Hamas crisis continues, a great deal of focus is shifting to Egypt. Egypt shares a border with both Israel and Gaza – the narrow strip of Palestinian territory which is currently under blockade following the violent attack against Israel by Hamas, a radical Islamist organisation that has controlled…

The Rafah border crossing is a modest, isolated outpost at the southern end of the Gaza Strip. Yet it could be a critical lifeline as Gazans face a growing humanitarian crisis.

World Health Organisation says there are less than 24 hours’ worth of supplies in many areas

"Gaza is running dry" and families are turning to unsafe water, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Monday. The crisis comes as masses of people try to flee northern Gaza.

Thousands of people have died since Hamas launched an assault on Israel from Gaza, and the conflict appears to be intensifying

Plus, Israel and Egypt impasse over opening of Rafah crossing

How much can the written records of ancient civilisations tell us about the animals they lived alongside? Our latest research, based on the venomous snakes described in an ancient Egyptian papyrus, suggests more than you might think. A much more diverse range of snakes than we’d imagined lived in the…

PM warns ‘terrible nature’ of attacks means it is proving difficult to identify some of the deceased

As Israel appears to prepare a ground invasion of Gaza, the Israeli military is looking closely at the so-called Gaza metro. This labyrinth of tunnels dug under Gaza was initially used to smuggle goods from Egypt. But today, it's set to become a huge tactical advantage for Hamas, who are…

Netanyahu’s government might welcome a chance to shift a million or more Palestinians off the demographic balance sheet by clearing Gaza

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