Siobhán O'Grady

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo bureau chief

Education: Dickinson College

Siobhán O’Grady is The Washington Post's Cairo bureau chief, covering North Africa and Yemen. She previously reported on foreign affairs for The Post, including from Afghanistan, Lebanon and Cameroon. She also freelanced across sub-Saharan Africa and worked as a staff writer at Foreign Policy magazine.
Latest from Siobhán O'Grady

How one family escaped the war in Sudan — and what they carried with them

“We have a big desert, they can use it. But they didn’t," one resident said. "They chose to fight in the middle of the city.”

May 14, 2023

How Ukrainian forces denied Russia victory in Bakhmut by Victory Day

A surprise offensive outside the city and dogged resistance in the center kept Putin from being able to trumpet the conquest of Bakhmut on Russia's May 9 holiday.

May 12, 2023

Ukraine live briefing: Battle for Bakhmut intensifies; U.S. authorizes transfer of forfeited Russian assets to Ukraine

Ukraine needs more time before launching its long-anticipated spring counteroffensive against Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

May 11, 2023

Ukraine achieving some success in besieged Bakhmut, Russia says

Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in heavy fighting in the eastern city, officials of both countries said, but accounts differed on whether it was the start of Kyiv’s much-anticipated spring counteroffensive.

May 11, 2023

Ukraine live briefing: Ukrainian forces advance near Bakhmut, officials say

The claimed Ukrainian advance came on the heels of Victory Day, when Russia commemorated the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazi Germany in World War II.

May 10, 2023

Russia preparing to evacuate nuclear plant, Ukrainian operator says

Elements of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant require constant supervision, the head of Ukraine's nuclear operator said. Eliminating that oversight, he warned, “will be dangerous for the plant itself.”

May 8, 2023

Senior Ukrainian officials fear counterattack may not live up to hype

Ukraine is readying an assault to seize back territory occupied by Russia but Kyiv worries any gains could fall short of Western expectations and undercut support

May 6, 2023

They fled fighting in Sudan, only to find a crisis at the Egyptian border

At least 14,000 Sudanese have escaped to Egypt in the past week, braving dangerous roads and checkpoints, only to find themselves in another humanitarian crisis

April 28, 2023

Egypt nearly supplied rockets to Russia, agreed to arm Ukraine instead, leak shows

Egypt made detailed plans to export rockets at Moscow’s request, but after a diplomatic offensive from Washington, later approved artillery production for Kyiv.

April 17, 2023

The key countries and revelations from the Pentagon document leak

The leaked documents contain references to countries all over the world, ranging from China to Haiti.

April 12, 2023