https://www.scmp.com/rss/524285/feed The latest news and top stories on Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's head of state. A retired military officer, he assumed leadership in 2014, having previously served as Minister of Defence and Director of Military Intelligence. His administration focuses on stabilising the economy, combating terrorism and modernising infrastructure. Key initiatives include expanding the Suez Canal and developing a new administrative capital. He has prioritised fiscal discipline, debt reduction and social justice... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters Israel and Hamas said they had agreed to a long-awaited ceasefire and hostage deal, the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end a war in Gaza that has killed more than 67,000 people and reshaped the Middle East. Just a day after the second anniversary of Hamas militants’ cross-border attack that triggered Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, indirect talks in Egypt yielded an agreement on the initial stage of Trump’s 20-point framework to bring peace to the Palestinian... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3328289/trump-says-he-may-go-middle-east-gaza-deal-very-close?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3328289/trump-says-he-may-go-middle-east-gaza-deal-very-close?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:34:00 +0000 Agence France-Presse,Reuters Agence France-Presse,Reuters Hamas said on Wednesday that “optimism” was prevailing in indirect talks with Israel aimed at ending the Gaza war, with the militant group submitting a list of prisoners it wants to be released in exchange for freeing Israeli hostages under a deal. The talks aim to thrash out a plan to implement a 20-point peace proposal put forward last month by US President Donald Trump, to which both Israel and Hamas have responded positively. The plan calls for a ceasefire, the release of all the hostages,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3328270/hamas-submits-prisoner-list-israel-amid-optimism-gaza-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3328270/hamas-submits-prisoner-list-israel-amid-optimism-gaza-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:11:23 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse In Egypt’s Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea’s last wild shores. Off Ras Hankorab, the endangered green turtles weave between coral gardens that marine biologists call some of the most resilient to climate change in the world. By night in nesting season, they crawl ashore under the Milky Way’s glow, undisturbed by artificial lights. So when excavators rolled onto the sand in March, reserve staff and... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3322187/turtles-turmoil-egypts-tourism-push-threatens-red-seas-wild-shores?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3322187/turtles-turmoil-egypts-tourism-push-threatens-red-seas-wild-shores?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:53:13 +0000