Ahmed Shawkat is a CBS News producer based in Cairo. He has worked for CBS News since 2016, prior to which he worked with several European networks including TVE, ZDF, SVT and Yle. More than a decade ...

Actor Mohamed Alaa stood out during Ramadan 2026 by delivering contrasting performances in Ayn Sahriya (Magic Eye) and Tawabea (Aftershock), showcasing his ability to portray complex, psychologically ...

Forty-year-old Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah has embarked on a hunger strike to the death. A leader of the 2011 Arab Spring in Cairo’s Tahrir Square that overthrew the longtime, ...

In the summer of 2011, several months after the protest-led ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, I participated in a program on Al Jazeera’s English-language channel called The Café. The setup ...

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk held talks with Minister of Planning and Economic Development Ahmed Rostom to… Agriculture Minister Alaa Farouk said the country’s agricultural ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

I first knew Alaa Abd el-Fattah as a disembodied voice whispering through the bars of the steel door to my cell in Cairo’s notorious Tora Prison. It was early in January 2014, and I and two colleagues ...