Hamza Hendawi

Egyptians no longer rely on the 9th-century gauge to check the river's water level - and whether they will have enough to eat for the next year. But its symbolic importance remains...

Sudan's army-led administration claims strikes were launched from Ethiopia with UAE support

Other attacks hit Khartoum Airport and military sites in Omdurman

Historic area bejewelled by Mamluk and Ottoman monuments is increasingly scarred by demolition and disrepair

Defence Minister attends last phase of exercise and assures citizens of military's combat readiness

Infantry headquarters and bases among the targets, witnesses and officials say

Cairo broadens Horn of Africa campaign of collaboration to other parts of the continent

Cairo steps up engagement, setting red lines and warning against concessions, as Beirut navigates high-stakes negotiations with Israel

Four of body's 13 members have offered their resignation, sources say, but were urged to stay on

Sudan's army chief and de facto ruler Gen Al Burhan welcomes defector Al Nour Ahmed Adam in northern Sudan

Turkey says more time would allow issues such as Iran's nuclear activities and Strait of Hormuz disruption to be addressed

Lebanon's fragmentation and regional wariness of Israel plays into Tehran's favour, despite US-sponsored talks

Mass killings and humanitarian crisis bring Sudan to watershed moment

Egyptian and other mediators remain in Islamabad to prepare for further negotiations, sources say

Iran refuses to cede control of Strait of Hormuz, its key negotiating card in Islamabad talks