Hamza Hendawi

As conflict drives families into hazardous goldmining to make a living, foreign powers are increasingly investing in and shaping the burgeoning sector

Fewer than 100 of the tens of thousands of Palestinians registered to return to Gaza have entered since the crossing reopened

Long-serving Prime Minister gets a new defence minister but loses a deputy in the latest reshuffle

Gen Ashraf Mansour appointed in reshuffle to replace Gen Abdel Maguid Saqr

UN-backed Palestinian committee meant to take over Gaza administration blocked from entry

Regional powerhouses have ironed out differences over Libya and now co-operate on Sudan

Kadugli is second in region after Dilling to have siege lifted since last week

Regional mediators have been invited to observe meeting

Opening on Sunday a 'pilot phase' to test readiness of crossing

Israel wants 200 people to leave for every 50 allowed in under plan to hold control of Rafah crossing

One of the dogs, Mimi, became a social media sensation after videos of her roaming the museum went viral

Cairo is in an increasingly volatile neighbourhood, and bringing down the temperature depends in many ways on help from the White House

Gen Mohamed Dagalo and Abdalla Hamdok, tried in their absence, face charges including inciting war, breaching the constitution and war crimes

Comments came after Donald Trump's offer to mediate the dispute

Mission statement goals include long-term economic growth and self-sustaining government