Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alaa Abdel Fattah embraces his mother, writer Laila Soueif, left, and his sister Sanaa Seif at home in Cairo after his release ...

"I cannot believe myself for sure, I cannot yet comprehend that this is real, and that Alaa is with us. I cannot believe that I'm seeing him here at home among us normally. I guess it will feel more ...

Prominent Egyptian activist and former spokesperson for the April 6 Youth Movement, Mohamed Adel, has been on a hunger strike since December 7, 2025, to ...

CAIRO (AP) — The downtown Cairo apartment of Alaa Abd el-Fattah was filled with laughter and joy Tuesday as family and friends gathered to absorb the long-awaited news: the pro-democracy ...

CAIRO (AP) — Pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was pardoned and released Monday after nearly 12 years in prison. “An exceptionally kind day. Alaa is free,” his sister Mona ...

Amnesty International on Thursday raised concern over the assault of prominent activist Mohamed Adel in an Egyptian prison. The urgent alert detailed that Mohamed Adel, a former spokesperson of the ...