Jailed dissident says he may give up his British citizenship in despair after languishing in Egyptian prison for five years and losing faith in government

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 06:27 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British-Egyptian activist and blogger, has spent hundreds of days on hunger strike to raise awareness of his case.

British-Egyptian dissident mulls giving up citizenship over failure to be released

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 15:20 UTC

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family reveal letters showing his despair after initial hopes David Lammy could get him freed from Cairo jail

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian political dissident held in …

Egyptian asylum seekers who stabbed two Afghan students in 'clash of cultures' mass brawl outside school in front of horrified parents are jailed

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 16:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The mass brawl happened outside a college campus and a hotel housing asylum seekers in Bournemouth, Dorset.

Donald Trump’s toxic remarks on Gaza reveal lack of joined-up thinking

found 2025 › Jan › 27 (Mon) @ 16:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

US president has already caused trouble abroad and at home with incoherent ideas about Middle East politics

Middle East crisis – live updates

The suggestion by the US president, Donald Trump, that Gaza…

Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death

found 2025 › Jan › 27 (Mon) @ 06:39 UTC

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Report by rights groups alleges border police refused to rescue boys and blocked activists’ efforts to save them

Bulgarian authorities have been accused of ignoring emergency calls and obstructing eff…

Qatari, US and Egyptian negotiators set up Cairo hub to shore up Gaza ceasefire

found 2025 › Jan › 21 (Tue) @ 21:27 UTC

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Communication lines open 24 hours intended to avoid breakdown over reported violations and other issues

Qatari, US and Egyptian negotiators are running a communications hub in Cairo to protect the cea…

Survivor of Egyptian tourist boat tragedy reveals she had to wait 35 HOURS for help and was 'ready to die' - but made a lucky discovery in the engine room

found 2025 › Jan › 21 (Tue) @ 09:07 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Speaking to the BBC, Lucianna Galetta, from Belgium, explained how she was trapped in the sinking boat for 35 hours.

Emmanuelle review – dismal remake of 1974 French erotic film

found 2025 › Jan › 19 (Sun) @ 12:15 UTC

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Noémie Merlant and Will Sharpe star in Audrey Diwan’s life-sapping romp

The original Emmanuelle, a tale of a young woman’s erotic adventures in Bangkok, was a tawdry, trashy romp, a French-sploitation…

Our £3,700 Egyptian hotel was more like Syrian warzone: Brits' anniversary trip turns in to holiday from hell with power cuts, hairs in bed and 'prison block' rooms that were 'nothing like the photos'

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 16:55 UTC

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Robbie and Dawn Bennett flew out with two friends for a £3,700 two-week, all-inclusive holiday in Safaga, Egypt, to celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary.

10 places to see in the winter solstice in the UK and Ireland (that aren’t Stonehenge)

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 10:22 UTC

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The longest night/shortest day is celebrated at the famous prehistoric site, but there are many other atmospheric locations to welcome the returning of the light on 21 December

From the outside it loo…