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Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world. Not least because of its around 100 million inhabitants it is regarded as a key player in the Middle East and Africa region.

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Reports & Analysis

A man walks at the site of an Israeli airstrike amid Israel-Gaza fighting in Deir al-Balah town in the central Gaza Strip

Israel, Islamic Jihad agree to Gaza truce brokered by Egypt

Israel, Islamic Jihad agree to Gaza truce brokered by Egypt

The fragile truce caps days of intense fighting that claimed the lives of more than 30 people, mostly Palestinians.
ConflictsMay 13, 202301:32 min
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian militant Mohammed Dader, who was killed in an Israeli strike

Attacks in Gaza Strip, Israel intensify

Attacks in Gaza Strip, Israel intensify

More than 30 Palestinians, including children, and one Israeli have been killed in the recent strikes.
ConflictsMay 12, 202302:14 min
Adele James plays "Queen Cleopatra" in the Netflix series.

Netflix's 'Cleopatra' criticized in Egypt over skin color

Netflix's 'Cleopatra' criticized in Egypt over skin color

The Netflix series "Queen Cleopatra" has been accused of "blackwashing Egypt's history" by casting a bi-racial actress.
FilmMay 10, 2023
Sudanese refugees ride donkeys towards the boundary with Chad

How the Sudan crisis threatens the entire Sahel

How the Sudan crisis threatens the entire Sahel

The conflict in Sudan could have dangerous repercussions throughout the region, experts warn.
ConflictsMay 10, 2023
Smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment in Khartoum North, Sudan

The complex alliances shaping Sudan's conflict

The complex alliances shaping Sudan's conflict

As the Sudan crisis intensifies despite truces and ceasefires, DW looks at who's backing who amid the unrest.
ConflictsMay 4, 2023
Egyptian nationals Amier el-Saied and his cousin Moustafa stand with their suitcases on the streets of Cairo

Sudan: Red tape exacerbates humanitarian crisis

Sudan: Red tape exacerbates humanitarian crisis

Sudanese refugees are depending on private aid networks as the UN fears more displaced people to come.
ConflictsMay 3, 2023
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In the spotlight

A lesbian couple at the beach, hugging gently

LGBTQ rights in Egypt: Queer community battles crackdown

Despite reports on increased digital targeting of LGBTQ people, the online crackdown has been systemic, observers say.
SocietyMarch 30, 2023
Alaa Abdel-Fattah

Egypt: New push to free activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah

Could global pressure improve Egypt's dire human rights record and boost the country's desolate economic situation?
PoliticsMarch 18, 2023
Activists with signs and candles during a sit-in by Amnesty International.

Press freedom? Egyptian journalists set to stand trial

Activists say the international community should be doing more to back the Egyptian reporters going to court next week.
Press FreedomMarch 3, 2023
An Egyptian seller waits for customers to buy consumer goods, rice and oil at a popular market in Cairo.

Economic crisis: Is Egypt the 'new Lebanon?'

Food prices have doubled, salaries have halved: Egyptians are now dealing with the same problems as people in Lebanon.
PoliticsJanuary 20, 2023
In Egypt, women are banned from terminating a pregnancy unless married and in danger of their lives

Egyptian activists: We need to talk about abortion

Abortions are illegal in Egypt. But that doesn't stop local women from having one.
PoliticsJanuary 17, 2023
Egyptian Coptic Christian human rights activist Patrick Zaki on the street with his mobile phone

Egypt: Political activists silenced with legal battles

In the newly extended case against Patrick Zaki, observers are pinpointing a strategy to exhaust political dissidents.
PoliticsNovember 30, 2022
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Opinion

Dr. Harrison Mwilima

Africans need to tell their own stories

Harrison Mwilima
Commentary
CultureJanuary 24, 2022
Dr. Harrison Mwilima

Opinion: It's time to drop colonial water treaties in Africa

Harrison Mwilima
Commentary
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 22, 2021
Kommentarbild Emoji Frau dunkle Haut

Egypt is synonymous with hopelessness

Farida Layl
Commentary
PoliticsJanuary 25, 2021

Comparing Washington with Arab unrest is insulting

Aya Ibrahim
Commentary
PoliticsJanuary 8, 2021
Autor Rainer Hermann

No beacon of hope, no bridge builder

Rainer Hermann
Commentary
PoliticsFebruary 7, 2020
Thurau Jens Kommentarbild App

Glimmer of hope for old-school diplomacy

Jens Thurau
Commentary
PoliticsJanuary 20, 2020