Arab newspaper describes 'resentment' and 'embarrassment' in Egyptian leadership; says incident may compromise attempts to mediate potential prisoner swap with Hamas

Egyptian leader's phone call comes days after Jordan's king issued 'red line' warning to Israel

No immediate word on the identities of the activists and it was not immediately possible to confirm how many of them have already been freed

Addressing conference, US president calls on world leaders to 'double down' on resolve to prevent rising temperatures; also holds bilateral talks with Egyptian counterpart el-Sissi

The fate of Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been eating 100 calories a day for seven months and stopped drinking water this week, has become a central issue at UN climate conference

Meeting chaired by Egyptian and Cypriot presidents is culmination of 3-year regional process; Lebanese PM's office downplays significance of appearance alongside Israel

Days after elections, president holds discussions with counterparts from UAE, Egypt, Jordan, as well as Moroccan prince; congratulates Rishi Sunak on assuming premiership

More than 100 world leaders will speak at summit, but experts say it may have limited impact because of who isn’t showing up, is coming late or is dithering on the matter

Sen. Patrick Leahy says US must not allow policy interests to override attention to Cairo's poor human rights record: 'Situation facing political prisoners in Egypt is deplorable'

Biden administration to provide $170m of first $300m, part of more than $1 billion Egypt receives in US military aid