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Interview| Ramy Shaath: In France, human rights end where Palestine begins

France once campaigned for Ramy Shaath’s release from an Egyptian prison. Today, the Palestinian activist says it seeks to silence him through deportation threats.

Ahmed Dahaby_ 4-6-2026

Interview| Ramy Shaath: In France, human rights end where Palestine begins

Politics_ The war on journalists in Palestine

Camilla Olivieri_ 2-6-2026

The war on journalists in Palestine

Viewpoints_ Jackals and Jackasses: A Gulf Story

Ahmed Naji_ 30-5-2026

Jackals and Jackasses: A Gulf Story

Urban & Economy_ Saddling the South: The IMF and the perverse logic of exogenous sacrifices

Osama Diab_ 31-5-2026

Saddling the South: The IMF and the perverse logic of exogenous sacrifices
Science & Technology_

Not so PG: The biometric trap in Egypt’s Child Protection Law

Egypt is drafting a bill on children's social media use; the real test is whether it disciplines platforms or entrenches mass surveillance capabilities.

Mohammad El-Taher_ 1-6-2026

Not so PG: The biometric trap in Egypt’s Child Protection Law

News_

PM: Egypt to offer 5 state-owned companies on stock exchange by end-year

PM: Egypt to offer 5 state-owned companies on stock exchange by end-year

Journalists Syndicate probes assault at headquarters amid Al-Bawaba News crisis

Journalists Syndicate probes assault at headquarters amid Al-Bawaba News crisis

Rights groups back Nehad Abo El Komsan against ‘smear campaign’

Rights groups back Nehad Abo El Komsan against ‘smear campaign’

Israel's Katz vows to keep fighting in Lebanon despite US-brokered ceasefire

Israel's Katz vows to keep fighting in Lebanon despite US-brokered ceasefire

Politics_

Timeline: The hefty price Ashraf Omar is paying for a cartoon

Al Manassa chronicles the key events that followed the arrest, prolonged pretrial detention, and ongoing prosecution of its cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Al Manassa_ 28-5-2026

Timeline: The hefty price Ashraf Omar is paying for a cartoon

Code meters, mounting bills, missing files: Egypt’s electricity standoff

Abdallah El-Bastaweesy_ 20-5-2026

Code meters, mounting bills, missing files: Egypt’s electricity standoff

Reading the runes: Cairo’s cautious eye on the New Damascus

Samar El-Gamal_ 17-5-2026

Reading the runes: Cairo’s cautious eye on the New Damascus

Urban & Economy_

War clouds Egypt’s interest-rate path

Egypt’s central bank is expected to hold rates as war-driven price pressures complicate its easing plans and raise the risk of tighter policy later this year.

Hager Atteya_ 21-5-2026

War clouds Egypt’s interest-rate path

TMG’s Spine and the concrete ambitions of Egypt’s biggest bank

Hager Atteya_ 6-5-2026

TMG’s Spine and the concrete ambitions of Egypt’s biggest bank

Egypt's fuel subsidies: Priced for wishful thinking

Sarah Abdelmofeed_ 30-4-2026

Egypt's fuel subsidies: Priced for wishful thinking

Society_

Lurking white probes: Migrant women & obstetric violence in France

Sarah Eldaly_ 25-5-2026

Lurking white probes: Migrant women & obstetric violence in France

The unholy ghost of civil marriage: Unresolved crises in the Christian Family Law

Beneath the veneer of "expanded dialogue," a new Christian Family Law moves through Parliament. Will it shatter the legal stalemate or merely reinforce clerical control?

Mariana Samy_ 14-5-2026

The unholy ghost of civil marriage: Unresolved crises in the Christian Family Law

Sent abroad, then shut out

Fatehy Eldabae_ 11-5-2026

Sent abroad, then shut out

Culture_

Translating the Arabic novel: Distorting our literature, diminishing our voice

Weak and selective translations of Arabic literature can distort its richness, marginalize its global presence and reinforce Western stereotypes of Arab society.

Ammar Ali Hassan_ 26-5-2026

Translating the Arabic novel: Distorting our literature, diminishing our voice

The halos and horrors of silver screen motherhood

Aliaa Talaat_ 30-3-2026

The halos and horrors of silver screen motherhood

“One More Show”: Seven madmen save the world

Nahed Nasr_ 5-1-2026

“One More Show”: Seven madmen save the world

Viewpoints_

The politics of speaking about politics

Basel Ramsis_ 27-5-2026

The politics of speaking about politics

Egyptian women working abroad: When “out of sight” passes for policy

Omaima Emad_ 24-5-2026

Egyptian women working abroad: When “out of sight” passes for policy

The noise of silence on the Matrouh boat: Poverty that is harsher than the sea

Years ago, the dream of emigrating was associated with a rosy future. A good job, clean streets, a stable life. Now, many of those who set out to sea don’t even have that dream.

Tamer Abu Arab_ 20-5-2026

The noise of silence on the Matrouh boat: Poverty that is harsher than the sea

Science & Technology_

War in the age of AI slop

War’s oldest weapon; deception, now arrives polished by AI, cheap to produce and powerful enough to bend public perception.

Khaled Mansour_ 5-4-2026

War in the age of AI slop

Behind the padlock: How Egypt quietly blocked Discord

Al Manassa_ 18-1-2026

Behind the padlock: How Egypt quietly blocked Discord

Offline by order: Iran’s internet blackout

Mohammad El-Taher_ 14-1-2026

Offline by order: Iran’s internet blackout
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