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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has said his office would investigate reports of a mass grave in central Israel containing the bodies of Egyptian commandos who were killed during the 1967 Middle East war. Lapid’s office said on Sunday that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi had brought up the...

Detainees seen in videos allegedly showing torture in a Cairo police station inflicted their injuries on themselves, according to Egyptian authorities, who have charged the prisoners with spreading “fake news.” Up to 13 people detained in El-Salam First police station for unknown petty crimes made...

The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a massive $2.5 billion arms sale to Egypt despite ongoing concerns over human rights. The State Department said Tuesday's sales were unrelated to $130 million in foreign military financing that was frozen in September and remains in limbo. But the size of...

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, one of Egypt’s last independent rights groups, has shut down. The organization documented violations against citizens, journalists, and political prisoners in Egypt and the region. It also followed the increasing government intimidation and targeting...