Iran vs New Zealand: World Cup team news, start, lineups and where to watch
After uncertainty over their participation and a disrupted build-up, Iran are set to begin their World Cup campaign.
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‘Disgraceful’: Egypt jails activist Douma after article on its prisons
Rights group PEN America says Douma’s ‘case embodies part of an escalating crackdown on writers in Egypt’.
‘Trapped’: Gaza patients flown to Iraq stuck in administrative limbo
Palestinian patients stripped of their documents are confined inside a Baghdad medical centre.
![Hanin Muhammad, 40, pictured with her son in Baghdad, is pleading for a safe return to her six other children who are currently displaced in Gaza. [Courtesy of Hanin Muhammad]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-01-at-5.46.25-PM-1780388717.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Egypt’s new monorail offers a modern ride, but Cairo is still not convinced
Cairo’s East Nile monorail opened to passengers this month as a flagship of Egypt’s infrastructure ambitions.
Egypt warns Israel that dangerous Gaza escalations threaten ceasefire
Egypt races to salvage Gaza ceasefire as Israeli attacks and displacement threats push deal to the brink of collapse.
From: NewsFeed
Abandoned flotilla boat washes ashore in Egypt with Gaza aid
A small boat believed to be part of the Global Sumud Flotilla that was carrying aid for Gaza has washed ashore in Egypt
Published On 25 May 2026
For third year in a row, Israel blocks Hajj pilgrimage for Gaza Muslims
As millions of Muslims gather in Mecca, Palestinians in Gaza face a third year of heartbreak as Israel has shut border.
![Hanan al-Hams, 65, sits in a makeshift tent pitched over the ruins of her home in northern Gaza. She was selected to perform Hajj in 2024 before the Israeli war shattered her lifelong dream [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/8-1778959772-1-1779614763.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Usyk avoids shock defeat with 11th-round stoppage of Verhoeven
The world heavyweight champion is pushed by the former Dutch kickboxer to 11 rounds in Egypt.
World Cup 2026: Star Mohamed Salah to captain Egypt as squad announced
Versatile Nantes forward Mostafa Mohamed is a significant omission from the 27-man preliminary squad.
‘Speechless’: Egyptian teen Orfi is squash’s youngest female world champion
Orfi, 18, beats compatriot Nour El-Sherbini in a five-game thriller to win the PSA World Championship title in Giza.
Modest fashion’s global turn
From Instagram to Paris catwalks, modest fashion is booming as the global Muslim market heads toward $433bn by 2028.
