Government must do more to free Waled Youssef from Egyptian jail

Government must do more to free Waled Youssef from Egyptian jail

Events at the start of the year now seem,to some,like long-lost memories. But for one Australian family,January 2020 will never be forgotten.

  • byCaoilfhionn Gallagher andJennifer Robinson

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'We are terrified':Sydney man jailed in Egypt for liking a Facebook post
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'We are terrified':Sydney man jailed in Egypt for liking a Facebook post

The family of Waled Youssef has decided to go public,fearing for the man's health as the COVID-19 risk grows in Egypt's prison system.

  • byFergus Hunter
Conservationists flabbergasted by new road over Egypt pyramids plateau

Conservationists flabbergasted by new road over Egypt pyramids plateau

Some Egyptologists say the highways will disrupt the integrity of the pyramids plateau and pave over unexplored archaeological sites.

  • byPatrick Werr
UAE deal gives Israel long overdue legitimacy

UAE deal gives Israel long overdue legitimacy

The Palestinians should welcome this deal as it makes a two-state solution more likely.

  • byDave Sharma
Netanyahu drops troubled West Bank annexation for diplomatic gain

Netanyahu drops troubled West Bank annexation for diplomatic gain

Whatever comes of the deal sketched out by Donald Trump in the Oval Office and by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu,it allowed them to change the subject.

  • byDavid M. Halbfinger
Anne Aly:'God,how the f--- did I get here?'

Anne Aly:'God,how the f--- did I get here?'

The first Muslim woman elected to federal Parliament discusses her mother's sex talk,why she hates the politics of politics,and how she overcame early body image issues.

  • byBenjamin Law
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From Delhi to Cairo,Australians are rescuing animals abandoned by collapse in tourism

From Delhi to Cairo,Australians are rescuing animals abandoned by collapse in tourism

They are the four-legged,mostly forgotten victims of the pandemic.

  • byLatika Bourke
'Great first step'as Sudan lifts death penalty and flogging for gay sex

'Great first step'as Sudan lifts death penalty and flogging for gay sex

The changes are part of the transitional government's plan to lead the country to democracy after the toppling last year of autocrat Omar al-Bashir.

  • byBan Barkawi andRachel Savage
Confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 10 million worldwide as Pence skips campaign rallies

Confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 10 million worldwide as Pence skips campaign rallies

US Vice-President Mike Pence has blamed a spike in coronavirus cases for his cancellation of a planned campaign bus tour in Florida.

  • byKirsti Knolle
UN expresses horror at mass graves in Libya

UN expresses horror at mass graves in Libya

The graves were uncovered after fighters loyal to Khalifa Hifter,whose 14-month campaign to capture Tripoli,Libya,collapsed in recent weeks,retreated from Tarhuna,Libya,64 kilometres south-east of the capital.

  • byDeclan Walsh
Libya needs two more cities back before talking peace

Libya needs two more cities back before talking peace

Khalifa Hifter's troops retreated from Tripoli last week,then on Sunday he and his backer Egypt offered to negotiate. But the government has extra demands.

  • bySamer Khalil Al-Atrush