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U.N. Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

U.N. envoy meets Houthi negotiators in a bid to halt escalating violence in Yemen

By Samy Magdy and Ahmed Hatem - Associated Press

Paola Deffendi, Giulio Regeni's mother, right, her husband Claudio and their daughter Irene, center, embrace after the verdict of a Rome court which convicted three of four Egyptian security officials to 10 years in prison for the abduction and murder of Giulio in Cairo in 2016, in Rome, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)

Court in Rome sentences 3 Egyptian security officials to 10 years over Giulio Regeni’s abduction

By Giada Zampano - Associated Press

Fans celebrate Egypt's goal on Argentina during a watch party for the World Cup knockout stage, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

A Cairo coffee house erupts, then goes silent as Egypt’s World Cup run meets Argentina

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, recently unearthed ancient artifacts are displayed on May 31, 2026, in Ehnasiya district in Beni Suef, 130 kilometers (80 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt. (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via AP)

Egypt unveils a striking trove of ancient artifacts as the country tries to boost tourism industry

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Vehicles drive as light poles are switched off to save electricity, as part of a series of measures the government has taken to mitigate the fallout of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi)

Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

An overseas Filipino worker sleeps as she waits for updates on her cancelled flight to the Middle East at Manila's International Airport, Philippines on Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Gulf carriers resume some flights even as U.S.-Israel strikes and Iran retaliation fuel travel chaos

By Kelvin Chan and Adam Schreck - Associated Press

FILE - People fill water containers at a free distribution point due to water outages in Khartoum, Sudan, on Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)

Famine is threatening more of war-torn Sudan’s Darfur region as an attack in the south kills 22

By Noha Elhennawy - Associated Press

Trucks line up to enter the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing, heading for inspection by Israeli authorities before entering the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan.27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohamed Arafat)

What to know about Gaza’s Rafah crossing, which could open within days

By Sam Metz and Julia Frankel - Associated Press

Red Cross convoy carrying the remains of a person believed to be a deceased hostage handed over by Gaza militants makes its way toward the border crossing with Israel, to be transferred to Israeli authorities, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end

By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

FILE - Sudan's military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, center, is greeted by troops as he arrives at the Republican Palace, recently recaptured from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, in Khartoum, Sudan, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/File)

Sudan’s top general rejects U.S.-led ceasefire proposal, calling it ‘the worst yet’

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

The national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)

Iran rejects U.N. atomic agency’s resolution and threatens more reprisal actions

Associated Press

People hold mobile devices in front of the golden burial mask of King Tutankhamun during the first day for visitors after the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

The $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum opens to the public

Associated Press

Sudanese men who fled el-Fasher city, after Sudan's paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people in the western Darfur region, collect water at a camp in Tawila, Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammed Bakry)

Fears grow for thousands trapped in Sudan’s el-Fasher as few reach safety

By Noha Elhennawy - Associated Press

Displaced Palestinians walk amid destroyed buildings in the heavily damaged Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2-year war

By Samy Magdy and Sarah El Deeb and Melanie Lidman - Associated Press

Egyptian dredging ship, Mashhour, sails at the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

An Egypt spooked by Trump designs on Suez Canal is upgrading Red Sea fleet with Chinese submarines

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

A dead man is removed from the rubble of the Manoun family's house after it was targeted by an Israeli army strike in Jabalia al-Balad, Gaza City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Hamas says it’s sending a delegation to Qatar to continue Gaza ceasefire talks

By Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Injured Palestinians wait for treatment at the hospital following Israeli army airstrikes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)

As Israeli bombs fell, wounded children overwhelmed this Gaza hospital. Dozens died

By Samy Magdy and Lee Keath - Associated Press

Palestinians walk through the destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip near Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar, File)

Arab plan to rebuild Gaza, head off Trump faces hurdles, skepticism

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Waseem Abu Mahadi - Special to The Washington Times

People walk past an electronic billboard shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shaking hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with text that says: "We are ready," in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. The sign is sponsored by the Coalition for Regional Security, an Israeli group of former military and political officials that seeks normalized relations with Saudi Arabia and separation from the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Saudi, Arab allies struggle to deal with Trump’s disruptions

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Jacob Wirtschafter and Waseem Abu Mahadi - Special to The Washington Times

Palestinians walk past a pile of burning garbage, as there is no refuse collection in the city and people are disposing of their rubbish in the streets, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Hamas says it will release more Israeli hostages as planned, apparently resolving ceasefire dispute

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press