Human Rights Watch joins 50 other groups to call for release of Egyptian academic Salah Soltan, detained in Egypt.

Human Rights Watch joins 50 other groups to call for release of Egyptian academic Salah Soltan, detained in Egypt.
Former Egyptian MP Ahmed Eltantawy says relatives and friends arrested before an intended presidential election bid.
Leaked Pentagon documents show that Egypt paused plan to produce rockets for Russia, The Washington Post reports.
The US secretary of state begins a Middle East visit with Israel, Palestine, Ukraine and Iran high on the agenda.
India marks its 74th Republic Day with a ceremonial parade; Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attends as a guest of honour.
The IMF announced an ambitious reform programme for Egypt’s economy, but analysts cast doubt on its effectiveness.
The two leaders ‘confirmed the depth of historical ties between the two countries’, the Egyptian presidency says.
The Take talks to the sister of the activist on a hunger and water strike imprisoned in Egypt.
Alaa Abd el-Fattah has stopped drinking water, his family says, as UK PM Rishi Sunak vows to lobby for his release.
The jailed British-Egyptian activist will stop drinking water on Sunday as world leaders gather at COP27.
Egyptian President el-Sisi is set for a Tuesday visit to Doha, Qatar, his first since 2017’s regional crisis.
Alaa Abdel Fattah, icon of Egypt’s 2011 revolt, has been on hunger strike for nearly six months, protesting detention.
Sheikh Tamim’s visit comes less than two months after his government announced it would invest $5bn in Egypt.
Egypt rights body urges authorities to transfer activist to better facility, as his family calls for his release.