Egypt Today media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Egypt Today one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. We have seen it on 15 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Egypt Today biased?
The rating organisations do not give Egypt Today one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Egypt Today left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Egypt Today one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Egypt Today reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Egypt Today are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Egypt Today has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Egypt Today’s own report linked underneath.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Cairo on Sunday. The leaders discussed the Iran crisis, the Gaza ceasefire, and regional security. Sisi reiterated Egypt's support for Sudan and Somalia.
Egypt Today reported it asEl-Sisi affirms support for Iran deal, rejects attacks on Arab states in talks with CIA chief (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi movement claimed to have launched missile and drone attacks on sensitive sites in Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu. The group stated the strikes were retaliation for Saudi attempts to hit Sana'a. Saudi Arabia has not officially confirmed the claims.
Egypt Today reported it asEgypt Reaffirms Solidarity With Saudi Arabia After Riyadh Attacks (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia confirmed an attempted ballistic missile attack on its capital, Riyadh, by Houthi rebels. The Saudi-led coalition stated the missile was intercepted. The Houthis claimed to have targeted sensitive sites in Riyadh and oil facilities in Yanbu, reporting significant fires.
Egypt Today reported it asEgypt Reaffirms Solidarity With Saudi Arabia After Riyadh Attacks (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia confirmed an attempted ballistic missile attack on its capital, Riyadh, by Houthi rebels. The Saudi-led coalition stated the missile was intercepted. The Houthis claimed to have targeted sensitive sites in Riyadh and oil facilities in Yanbu, reporting significant fires.
Egypt Today reported it asEgypt condemns Makkah targeting attempt, backs Saudi measures to safeguard security (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercepted a drone south of Mecca, an act the kingdom attributed to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Houthis have denied targeting the holy city, which Saudi Arabia declared a 'red line'.
Egypt Today reported it asEgypt condemns Makkah targeting attempt, backs Saudi measures to safeguard security (opens Egypt Today 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 Today reported it asPresident Sisi, Russian counterpart discuss bilateral ties on sidelines of BRICS summit in India (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
A US strike in southern Iran hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and wounding over 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. US Central Command confirmed strikes on IRGC targets.
Egypt Today reported it asUS strikes Iran, Tehran retaliates with regional attacks; Red Crescent says US strike killed 5 at wedding (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Iran launched attacks targeting Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, prompting condemnation from the Arab Parliament. The United States struck Iran's Larak Island, with Iran subsequently announcing retaliatory strikes against sites housing US forces in Jordan and the UAE.
Egypt Today reported it asAl-Azhar condemns renewed Iranian attacks on UAE, Jordan (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
An Israeli man was moderately wounded in a stabbing attack near the village of Al-Auja in the occupied West Bank. The attacker escaped, and Israeli forces initiated a search. Hamas claimed responsibility for the stabbing, calling it a response to Israeli actions.
Egypt Today reported it asIsraeli injured in West Bank stabbing; Search underway for attacker (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 'unprecedented economic warfare and isolation' on Iran, warning that any country enabling financial or governmental aid to Tehran would face 'tremendous economic consequences'. Reports vary on whether specific measures or targets were named, with China identified as Iran’s largest oil buyer.
Egypt Today reported it asTrump announces ‘unprecedented’ economic warfare against Iran, threatens supporters (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced new economic measures against Iran, warning any country providing financial or logistical support would face 'tremendous economic consequences'. The move follows stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran, with Trump claiming Iran had rejected a deal.
Egypt Today reported it asTrump announces ‘unprecedented’ economic warfare against Iran, threatens supporters (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Trump announces potential new Iran sanctions and declares Strait of Hormuz blockade effective
Trust 42Donald Trump said the US could impose further sanctions on Iran, described a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as '100% successful', and argued that increased US oil production had reduced global reliance on the waterway. Oil prices, he said, had not spiked as feared and remained around $84 to $85 per barrel.
Egypt Today reported it asTrump announces ‘unprecedented’ economic warfare against Iran, threatens supporters (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Iran’s chief negotiator said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US lifts its naval blockade, releases frozen assets and ends oil sanctions. A vessel was struck in the strait, injuring at least one crew member, as tensions escalate over a June memorandum of understanding.
Egypt Today reported it asTrump announces ‘unprecedented’ economic warfare against Iran, threatens supporters (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Oil prices declined as investors anticipated the announcement of new US sanctions against Iran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to reveal the measures, which Iran has dismissed. Asian stock markets remained flat.
Egypt Today reported it asTrump announces ‘unprecedented’ economic warfare against Iran, threatens supporters (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Jared Kushner, the US envoy and son-in-law of President Donald Trump, is scheduled to meet Hamas leadership in Egypt as part of a Middle East peace initiative. The meeting, confirmed by Hamas sources, precedes Kushner’s planned talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Egypt Today reported it asPresident El-Sisi to Kushner: Resolving crises plaguing region is essential (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Jared Kushner and Nickolay Mladenov met Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on 16 August 2026, with Hamas officials present. Israel rejected the US peace plan and carried out airstrikes in Gaza, injuring at least five Palestinians.
Egypt Today reported it asPresident El-Sisi to Kushner: Resolving crises plaguing region is essential (opens Egypt Today in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
- Official site
- egypttoday.com
- Seen publishing on
- egypttoday.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
- 15
- Reports listed
- 16
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 16 August 2026
16 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
We have not seen Egypt Today cover a story that outlets rated right were largely absent from.
Across the 15 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Egypt Today: its report arrived a median of 26 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 30 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 26 September 2026. Ratings pulled 15 September 2026.
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