A towering classic in both literature and cinema, Alaa Al Aswany’s The Yacoubian Building paints a microcosmic picture of Egyptian society. The 2006 film adaptation dives into the lives of the ...

We, the undersigned 13 freedom of expression and human rights organisations, are writing to you regarding the imprisoned writer and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, ahead of your upcoming trip to Egypt.

Human Rights Watch joins twelve other human rights organization to urge the UK Foreign Secretary to secure the release of ...

Arab League chief warns of regional instability over Trump’s Gaza plan Arab League chief rejects US President Trump’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians. The US president’s full ...

Alaa Abd el-Fattah is accused of “spreading false news” on social media. Sacrificing her very self is the only way Soueif sees to focus attention on what she says is the unjust imprisonment of her son ...

Trump suggests land justice in South Africa is a threat, but many US land seizures are all necessary and just.

Nico Gonzalez’s acquisition by Man City takes their total spend on new players to $223m during the transfer window. Here are the key developments on the 1,076th day of Russia’s full-scale ...

Arab League chief warns of regional instability over Trump’s Gaza plan Arab League chief rejects US President Trump’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians. The US president’s full ...

Searching for the brother I lost in Assad’s prisons in a free Syria The Assad regime disappeared my brother in 2018. Now that my country is free, I have renewed hope that I may find him.