The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

British citizens trapped in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war are facing the “excruciating” prospect of leaving without family members even though more than 100 escaped this week.

British citizens trapped in Gaza are facing the “excruciating” prospect of leaving without their family members after the Foreign Office left…

Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla were allowed to leave through the border with Egypt on Friday

Britons may have to leave without family members after the Foreign Office left those without UK passports off the safe passage list, it is claimed.

Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla were allowed to leave through the border with Egypt on Friday.

It's possible that wind erosion made a rock feature in ancient Egypt look something like a sphinx, and then the Egyptians further refined it into the iconic monument.

Australians who fled Gaza last week have begun arriving home, as the government continues pressing for the release of 67 citizens still trapped in the war zone.

Zaynab Wandawi, a British national born in Salford, was turned away again at the Rafah border crossing into Egypt on Saturday.

By the end of the window, NPR had not encountered anyone able to use this so-called safe passage. Several drivers said it was impossible for anyone to make it through.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the French linguist Jean-François Champollion. There are reflections on keeping time, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play”…

Hungry and desperate, some British Palestinians are having to leave family members behind in Gaza. Others can’t escape.