Egypt Independent media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places Egypt Independent in the centre. We have seen it on 66 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Egypt Independent biased?
Ad Fontes Media places Egypt Independent in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Egypt Independent left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places Egypt Independent in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Egypt Independent reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Egypt Independent are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Egypt Independent has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Egypt Independent’s own report linked underneath.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
Egypt Independent reported it asTrump says US reached Greenland security deal (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for shooting down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib province. He also alleged Saudi Arabia conducted over 450 airstrikes this week and that other Saudi aircraft were forced to withdraw. Saudi authorities have not confirmed these claims.
Egypt Independent reported it asHuthis release video claiming to show downed Saudi F-15 fighter as Iran-backed rebels press their lightning advance (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8 billion arms package that includes 40,000 heavy aerial bombs. The sale, reported by The Washington Post, involves munitions that have been linked to civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon.
Egypt Independent reported it asTrump prepares for massive arms deal with Israel (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Egypt Independent reported it asMissile shortages, damage to US facilities: Pentagon watchdog issues first review of Iran war (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly pressured two airmen, rescued after an F-15 was shot down over Iran, to appear on '60 Minutes'. Military officials allegedly raised concerns about classified information, which Hegseth's office is said to have ignored. The Pentagon has denied the claims.
Egypt Independent reported it asExclusive: Inside Hegseth’s push to showcase a dramatic Iran rescue on ‘60 Minutes’ (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
Egypt Independent reported it asRescuers searching for 140 people from Indonesia passenger ship, official says (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has voiced confidence in the upcoming BRICS Summit, anticipating positive and meaningful discussions on global welfare. Leaders from member and partner nations are set to attend the event in Delhi.
Egypt Independent reported it asSisi and Putin review bilateral cooperation and regional issues (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian amid ongoing West Asia tensions. Modi reiterated India's stance on resolving issues through dialogue and diplomacy and stressed the need for regional stability and freedom of navigation.
Egypt Independent reported it asPresident Sisi arrives in New Delhi for 18th BRICS Summit (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has claimed Iran is behind recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, stating the rebels act as proxies for Tehran. The conflict is occurring amid broader regional tensions and uncertainty in oil exports.
Egypt Independent reported it asScores wounded as Iran-backed Houthis attack Saudi Arabia in major regional escalation (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Explosions were reported near Iran's Kharg Island and the port city of Jask. A US official confirmed strikes on Iranian oil tankers, while Iran's military warned of retaliation if its vessels are attacked. Oil prices rose following the news.
Egypt Independent reported it asUS strike sinks Iranian tanker, sparking retaliatory missile barrage at Jordan (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the war in Iran will conclude immediately after the US midterm elections in November. He accused Iran of prolonging the conflict to influence the election outcome and suggested the country seeks nuclear weapons.
Egypt Independent reported it asUS strike sinks Iranian tanker, sparking retaliatory missile barrage at Jordan (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Russia resumed drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, after a three-day pause. The strikes killed at least four people and injured 83 across the country, according to Ukrainian officials.
Egypt Independent reported it asRussia pounds Kyiv one day after visit by Witkoff and Kushner (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said its Active Operations Department struck a Russian Su‑24 in temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 7 September. Video shows tail number 49; the extent of damage is still being evaluated.
Egypt Independent reported it asRussia pounds Kyiv one day after visit by Witkoff and Kushner (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
US military and intelligence officials are discussing a potential reduction in personnel and facilities in the Middle East. This consideration is linked to the success of the Trump administration in ending the Iran conflict and addressing vulnerabilities exposed by recent fighting.
Egypt Independent reported it asMilitary and intelligence officials discuss smaller presence in the Middle East as US looks for another post-9/11 strategy (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Eight Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, were closed on 7 September due to ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
Egypt Independent reported it asVolcanic ash leaves 170,000 travelers stranded at eight Indonesian airports (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on September 4-5, 2026, with an ash column observed by satellite. Loud booms were heard up to 150km away, and Indonesian authorities placed the volcano under Alert Level III, prohibiting access within a 3km radius.
Egypt Independent reported it asVolcanic ash leaves 170,000 travelers stranded at eight Indonesian airports (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
President Trump is scheduled to travel to Ireland next week on a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar. This trip marks his first international flight on the jet since a security threat in July prompted him to depart Turkey on a different aircraft.
Egypt Independent reported it asTrump to take Qatari jet on another overseas trip despite questions about its security (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
South Korea is reviewing military options, including potential asset deployment, to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. While media reports suggest preparations are underway, officials state no final decision has been reached.
Egypt Independent reported it asSeoul Korea breaks silence on secret Strait of Hormuz deployment reports (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has denied his government received extraordinary warnings before the mass entry of approximately 72,000 migrants into Ceuta from Morocco. While acknowledging intelligence failures, he dismissed claims of prior specific alerts about the scale of the influx.
Egypt Independent reported it asSpain’s PM says he received no advance warnings of Ceuta influx as he defends handling of crisis (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Germany accused Russia of a drone attack at Leipzig airport on August 4-5. Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement, suggesting Germany fabricated evidence to address domestic political issues. Germany closed Russia's consulate and cultural center in Bonn and summoned its ambassador.
Egypt Independent reported it asGermany blames Russia for drone attack on Leipzig airport (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
- Ad Fontes MediahighCheck it
Who owns it
- Al-Masry Media CorporationIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
- Official site
- egyptindependent.com
- Seen publishing on
- egyptindependent.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 66
- Reports listed
- 71
- We could read
- 4
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
67 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 4 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Egypt Independent is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 67 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Egypt Independent’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 33 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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