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Russia tricks and coerces foreign nationals into fighting on Moscow’s side in the war against Ukraine, exploiting their dire economic situations and precarious migration status.

The massive international probe, sparked by the intentional sinking of a cocaine-laden ship in 2021, took down a high-value Europol target and crippled an underground financial network used to fund global drug shipments.

A popular Egyptian TV presenter has been sentenced to death by hanging after she was convicted for her role in a massive drug trafficking ring.

A convicted rapist who claimed he should be allowed to remain in Britain because he is bisexual has lost his latest legal challenge against deportation.

Sixteen people have been killed with a further 28 injured in a bus crash in Egypt, the country’s health ministry has confirmed.

U.S. President Donald Trump said talks in Cairo between mediators and Hamas leaders on Thursday have led to a phased disarmament agreement in Gaza, but a Hamas official described the deal as a draft and U.S. officials said Israel was skeptical the militant Palestinian group would surrender its weapons.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated on Saturday the State Strategic Command Headquarters, known as "the Octagon," in Egypt’s New Capital east of Cairo, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.

The French Justice Ministry has called for our 2021 investigation into France’s complicity in crimes committed by the Egyptian dictatorship to be “unpublished”.

Egyptian authorities have detained the prominent businessman Sabri Nakhnoukh and frozen his assets, accusing him of leading an organized crime syndicate involved in money laundering, theft, and illegal weapons possession.

Israel’s nuclear arms program was considered the major obstacle to establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, declassified files from 1993 reveal.

A hockey coach who brutally murdered his wife and attempted to cover it up as a suicide to claim her life insurance and pursue another woman has been jailed.

Turkey is likely to be excluded from the 5,000-strong stabilization force that is to be established inside Gaza, as Israel made it clear it did not want Turkish troops involved.

The sole Gaza–Egypt border crossing was expected to open Wednesday, enabling hundreds of trucks carrying urgently needed aid to enter the devastated Palestinian territory.

When Vladimir Putin first announced he would host a “Russia-Arab world” summit, the Kremlin imagined the region’s leaders flying to Moscow to discuss regional security and energy relations, with the Russian leader presiding.

Donald Trump is on his way to Israel and Egypt to oversee the crucial hours of a Gaza ceasefire he helped broker, as relatives of hostages "held their breath" ahead of their expected release.

The ceasefire in Gaza has officially come into effect, Israel’s military has said.

The US President wrote on Truth Social: "I am asking everyone to MOVE FAST. I will continue to monitor this centuries-old conflict.’

Israel and Hamas are preparing for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes build for a possible ceasefire in Gaza after Benjamin Netanyahu said a hostage release could be announced "in the coming days".

Human rights activists, lawyers, LGBT people, children, and women have all faced repression in Egypt’s decades-long human rights crisis. In the latest escalation, authorities have since July 2025 been targeting social media influencers, including TikTokkers, vloggers, belly dancers, and tattoo artists, citing “family values” and “public morals.”

A British Airways flight turned chaotic when passengers and cabin crew reportedly felt sick mid-air, leading to an emergency landing and a dramatic hazmat response.

It started with a journey for snacks.

At least six students have reportedly drowned, and 21 were taken to the hospital after experiencing difficulties while swimming on a school trip in Egypt.

Alkagesta, Malta’s largest oil bunkering operator, is under investigation by both EU and UK authorities over suspected illegal sales of Russian oil to Libya.

Alongside her husband, Nadine Menendez was found guilty of accepting lavish gifts in exchange for leveraging his political influence as a U.S. Senator and Foreign Relations Committee chair to advance the interests of Egypt, Qatar and New Jersey businessmen.