The trial in absentia of four Egyptian officers halted as judge rules they may not have been formally made aware of charges over the abduction, torture and killing in Cairo of an Italian doctoral student.

Four high-ranking members of Egypt’s security forces are standing trial in an Italian court, after a years-long investigation into the murder of Giulio Regeni.

The mufti (jurist) of the Islamic State terrorist group in Sinai has turned himself in to the Egyptian Military Intelligence in North Sinai, tribal sources told Daily News Egypt on Saturday.

Israeli National Security Adviser, Eyal Hulata, secretly visited Cairo and met with Egypt’s Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel and other Egyptian officials, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed revealed yesterday.

A senior Hezbollah official has denied reports that a meeting took place between Egyptian Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamer and officials of the Lebanese movement, Al Mayadeen TV reported yesterday.

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz yesterday met with the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamel and discussed fighting terrorism, Israeli media reported.

Egyptian intelligence chief, Abbas Kamel, yesterday held talks on the Palestinian-Israeli peace process in Ramallah and Tel Aviv.

Apparent inaction from the Biden administration in the face of Egypt’s campaign of repression against dissidents abroad has led to a heightened climate of fear for activists and their families, Egyptian activists, academics and rights groups have said.

Egypt’s intelligence director has claimed the US agreed to imprison Egyptian-American activist Mohamed Soltan after he was released from prison in Egypt in 2015, Politico reported.

Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) is calling on members of Congress to interrogate Egypt’s intelligence chief about reports that Cairo was involved in the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.