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Egypt Pardons Alaa Abd El Fattah, Its Most Prominent Political Prisoner

22 September 2025 at 22:07
Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years as a dissident. He and his mother went on hunger strike to press for his release.

© Mohamed El Raai, via Reuters

Alaa Abd El Fattah, seen here in an undated handout image, received a five-year sentence in 2019, but the Egyptian authorities had continued to imprison him.

For Arab Nations With Ties to Israel, Attacks on Qatar and Gaza City Raise Anxiety

22 September 2025 at 19:18
The Middle Eastern states closest to Israel see the attack on Hamas officials in Qatar and the invasion of Gaza City as warning signs of potential threats to their own security.

© Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, on a screen at an Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, the country’s capital, convened after an Israeli strike in the city on Sept. 9.
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