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Politics_

Sovereignty or submission: Can the Middle East resist Israel’s new order?

Israel no longer seeks coexistence; it seeks control. A new doctrine of domination unfolds, and the Middle East must now decide: surrender to tutelage, or resist extinction.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 16-6-2025

Sovereignty or submission: Can the Middle East resist Israel’s new order?

Viewpoints_ Individualism and violence| Discrimination etched in childhood

Mohamed El-Agati_ 15-6-2025

Individualism and violence| Discrimination etched in childhood

Viewpoints_ Mama Nawal and the bloody business of education

Nawwara Negm_ 11-6-2025

Mama Nawal and the bloody business of education
Politics_

By land, sea, and air: Foreign elements or supporters of Gaza

Global March to Gaza activists face arrest, blocked convoys, and deportation in Egypt amid a widening crackdown on routes to Gaza.

Nora Younis_ 15-6-2025

By land, sea, and air: Foreign elements or supporters of Gaza

News_

Global March to Gaza demands end to crackdown on its activists in Egypt

Global March to Gaza demands end to crackdown on its activists in Egypt

Egyptian parliament greenlights budget amid debt concerns

Egyptian parliament greenlights budget amid debt concerns

Egypt considers 7-year extension for old rent phaseout

Egypt considers 7-year extension for old rent phaseout

$1.5 billion in foreign investment flees Egypt amid Iran-Israel war

$1.5 billion in foreign investment flees Egypt amid Iran-Israel war

Politics_

Parliament Diaries| A missed storm warning, and a Parliament fast asleep

Safaa Essam Eddin_ 4-6-2025

Parliament Diaries| A missed storm warning, and a Parliament fast asleep

Interview| Ahmed Tantawy navigating the future amid years of political deprivation

Fresh from prison, Ahmed Tantawy reflects on his year-long detention, political rights ban, and hopes for reform—from prison conditions to Egypt’s democratic future.

Mohamed Napolion_ 29-5-2025

Interview| Ahmed Tantawy navigating the future amid years of political deprivation

Interview| “If I die, keep fighting!”: Laila Soueif, the mother who won’t back down

Mohamed El Kholy_ 22-5-2025

Interview| “If I die, keep fighting!”: Laila Soueif, the mother who won’t back down

Urban & Economy_

Sayyida Aisha Bridge: a failure easier to blame on the jinn

Dubbed the “Bridge of Death,” Sayyida Aisha Bridge saw decades of crashes, myths, and official denial—until its long-overdue demolition was finally announced.

Mohamed El Kholy_ 8-6-2025

Sayyida Aisha Bridge: a failure easier to blame on the jinn

Sayyida Aisha Bridge: The curse of asphalt in the sky

Ezzat Elkamhawi_ 27-5-2025

Sayyida Aisha Bridge: The curse of asphalt in the sky

Billions in the wallet: Egypt’s digital payment boom shows no sign of slowing

Asmaa Abdel-Alim_ 19-5-2025

Billions in the wallet: Egypt’s digital payment boom shows no sign of slowing

Society_

Egypt’s educational promise falters for stranded Syrian students

Hundreds of Syrian students are locked out of Egypt mid-degree as visa delays and new entry rules derail academic dreams and drain families of tuition and housing costs.

Sara El-Hareth_ 5-6-2025

Egypt’s educational promise falters for stranded Syrian students

Applied Technology Schools: New path to unemployment

Doaa Emam_ 2-6-2025

Applied Technology Schools: New path to unemployment

Freelance journalists: professionals or impostors?

Yousef Okail_ 1-6-2025

Freelance journalists: professionals or impostors?

Culture_

Jacques Hassoun: Jew of the Nile

Alaa Khaled_ 10-6-2025

Jacques Hassoun: Jew of the Nile

Falling in love with AI!

Essam Zakaria_ 9-6-2025

Falling in love with AI!

Giants or genius? The secret behind the pyramids

No giants, no magic—just ingenuity, ramps, and relentless labor. Experts cut through the myths to reveal how ancient Egyptians really built the pyramids.

Abdel Halim Hefaina_ 7-6-2025

Giants or genius? The secret behind the pyramids

Viewpoints_

New Nationality: Citizen of the Compound

The new cities are now old while ultra-new cities are becoming home for an ultra-elite class. But for those who live in /ˈkaɪ.roʊ/ and visit Al Qahira, are they still Egyptians?

Khaled Dawoud_ 12-6-2025

New Nationality: Citizen of the Compound

Walls Between Us| Their enemy within

Basel Ramsis_ 10-6-2025

Walls Between Us| Their enemy within

El-Sisi, Alaa, and Laila: The media and the final act

Basel Ramsis_ 4-6-2025

El-Sisi, Alaa, and Laila: The media and the final act

Science & Technology_

Beyond oil: Abu Dhabi's 5GW US-Israel AI gambit

New UAE-US AI mega-project sparks concern. Touted as an economic leap, critics see it as a tool for control, leveraging vast resources and fueling normalization with Israel

Mohammad El-Taher_ 31-5-2025

Beyond oil: Abu Dhabi's 5GW US-Israel AI gambit

Who wins the chip war?

Abdelrahman Ghareeb_ 20-5-2025

Who wins the chip war?

Con artists of all eras: The Ponzi scheme never dies

Abdelrahman Ghareeb_ 26-4-2025

Con artists of all eras: The Ponzi scheme never dies