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Inside Egypt

Former Louvre director detained in Egyptian antiquities fraud case

The former director of the Louvre, Jean-Luc Martinez, has been indicted as part of a large Egyptian antiquities fraud case, where five iconic pieces were stolen and sold in the UAE
Arab Spring
Ex-director of Louvre charged with Egyptian art trafficking
Politics
It's time Liz Truss spoke out in defence of democracy in Egypt
Peter Oborne
Egypt Turmoil
Eyewitness: Egypt's forgotten prisoners
Inside Egypt
Egypt 'prosecuted more than 16,000 people' for political reasons in 2020 and 2021
Human Rights
Egypt issued highest number of death sentences worldwide in 2021
Human Rights
Alaa Abd el-Fattah 'would accept Egyptian citizenship being revoked for freedom'
Media
Arabic press review: Egypt contemplates new international loans
Israel normalisation deals
US 'negotiating deal between Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt'
Culture
Tracing the history of the Mamluk carpets that dazzled the Mediterranean
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia-Ukraine war: 'Millions' could die globally from wheat shortage, Egypt warns
Arms Trade
Biden administration approves large sale of anti-tank missiles to Egypt
Egypt Turmoil
Confusion shrouds Egypt’s grand mufti visit to the UK
Media
Arabic press review: Pakistan's new foreign minister pledges support for Palestine
Egypt Turmoil
London mayor's office says Khan has 'no plans' to meet Egypt's grand mufti
Diplomacy
Turkish finance minister to visit Egypt for first time in nine years
Inside Egypt
Alaa Abd el-Fattah: The jailed Egyptian activist on hunger strike
Egypt Turmoil
Pressure piles on UK government to take action over imprisoned British-Egyptian activist
Inside Egypt
Hosni Mubarak's sons pictured in UAE after years of travel ban
Sudan in Transition
Sudanese forced to pay for free Egyptian visas on thriving black market
Racism
Nancy Ajram faces online backlash over alleged blackface in prank video
Egypt Turmoil
Egypt's grand mufti was not officially invited by UK parliament as he claimed
Inside Egypt
‘Sleeping Sphinx’: Images of iconic site with ‘eyes closed’ go viral online in Egypt