For some political detainees in Egypt, a second nationality can be a matter of life or death, especially when pressure from Western governments becomes the last hope for possible freedom. In Egypt, ...

Dec. 29 (UPI) --A political prisoner freed from an Egyptian prison and brought home to the Britain is facing strong criticism for tweets he made about 10 years ago, for which he apologized. Alaa Abd ...

Activists staged a "read-in" calling for the release of Egypt's political prisoners outside the British Museum during a preview this morning for the upcoming exhibition Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient ...

Amnesty International chief Agnes Callamard said on Sunday that authorities had less than three days to save Alaa Abdel-Fattah's life. The warning comes amid growing fears over the deteriorating ...

The prominent British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah remains imprisoned in Cairo even after he completed his five-year sentence last September. Fattah came to prominence during the Egyptian ...

CAIRO (AP) — The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British ...