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Society_ Foundling children: Born in shame to die in silence

Nermeen Khafagui_ 21-10-2026

Foundling children: Born in shame to die in silence

Viewpoints_ Our problem with ‘the president’s promise’

Gamal Fahmy_ 20-10-2026

Our problem with ‘the president’s promise’
Politics_

Three years on: Reflections from Hamas’ grassroots in Gaza on Al-Aqsa Flood

Three years after 7 October, Hamas cadres in Gaza weigh the war’s staggering toll against their conviction, asking whether the fateful decision was worth the price.

Salem Elrayyes_ 19-10-2026

Three years on: Reflections from Hamas’ grassroots in Gaza on Al-Aqsa Flood

Viewpoints_ The limits of reassessing Hezbollah’s record in the noise of battle

Rabie Barakat_ 20-10-2026

The limits of reassessing Hezbollah’s record in the noise of battle

Politics_ Explainer| How Ethiopia’s war became a regional crisis threatening the Horn of Africa

Mahmoud Atteya_ 15-10-2026

Explainer| How Ethiopia’s war became a regional crisis threatening the Horn of Africa

News_

El-Sisi calls for low-income Egyptians to benefit from TMG mega-projects

El-Sisi calls for low-income Egyptians to benefit from TMG mega-projects

Experts challenge scope of Cairo cemetery demolitions despite El-Sisi’s groundwater justifications

Experts challenge scope of Cairo cemetery demolitions despite El-Sisi’s groundwater justifications

Egypt previously ruled out intervention in Yemen, Araghchi says

Egypt previously ruled out intervention in Yemen, Araghchi says

Government’s AI fact-checker drops image verification a day after launch

Government’s AI fact-checker drops image verification a day after launch

Politics_

No ambassador in Tel Aviv, a thaw with Tehran: Cairo’s quiet recalibration

Samar El-Gamal_ 12-10-2026

No ambassador in Tel Aviv, a thaw with Tehran: Cairo’s quiet recalibration

Not quite an alliance: Inside Egypt and Turkey’s new military ties

Mahmoud Atteya_ 13-9-2026

Not quite an alliance: Inside Egypt and Turkey’s new military ties

From Egyptian small farms to Israeli tables

Behind frozen greens in Israeli markets lies a 650% surge in Egyptian exporters: a vast network stretching from hidden Delta hamlets to active shipping lanes.

Yousef Okail_ 27-8-2026

From Egyptian small farms to Israeli tables

Urban & Economy_

What have we gained from localizing transport?

Mohamed Ismail_ 6-10-2026

What have we gained from localizing transport?

Explainer| Would the African payment system liberate Africa from the US dollar?

Mostafa Mohamed_ 4-10-2026

Explainer| Would the African payment system liberate Africa from the US dollar?

Cotton Specters| Depleting the earth and its children

Long before technical fixes, Egypt’s cotton boom broke natural nutrient cycles, plunging fields into disease and forcing decades of grueling hand labor on rural children.

Osama Diab_ 23-9-2026

Cotton Specters| Depleting the earth and its children

Society_

The last working-class summer in the mediterranean city of Ras El-Bar

As summer 2026 ends, Ras El-Bar’s days as a working-class resort may be numbered. As rents climb and luxury compounds rise, families are being squeezed into a single day by the sea

Saher Ahmad_ 24-9-2026

The last working-class summer in the mediterranean city of Ras El-Bar

Settlers in shepherd’s clothing: Inside a West Bank village under siege

Ansar Atmeizeh_ 17-9-2026

Settlers in shepherd’s clothing: Inside a West Bank village under siege

80% reform, zero preparation: The Baccalaureate cohort dilemma

Nadia Mabrouk_ 8-9-2026

80% reform, zero preparation: The Baccalaureate cohort dilemma

Culture_

“Palestine 36”: A palatable struggle against an unspoken enemy

Basel Ramsis_ 27-9-2026

“Palestine 36”: A palatable struggle against an unspoken enemy

Letters across the water: “Stories” of a family that could be ours

Abu Bakr Shawky’s “Stories” traces one Egyptian family from 1967 to 1984, tracking love, war, prices and Zamalek in a slow, aching portrait of ordinary survival.

Fatma El-Zahraa Badawy_ 12-8-2026

Letters across the water: “Stories” of a family that could be ours

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

Ammar Ali Hassan_ 26-5-2026

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

Viewpoints_

Al Aqsa Flood, blessed be that obscure thing!

Resistance begins with individual acts that grow into secret cells and small armies. Yet every militia model eventually reaches a peak where it must fight or fracture.

Mahmoud Hadhoud_ 7-10-2026

Al Aqsa Flood, blessed be that obscure thing!

October 7 and the problem of hindsight

Tamer Abu Arab_ 7-10-2026

October 7 and the problem of hindsight

Three years on October 7: A whirlpool, not a flood

Amr Adly_ 7-10-2026

Three years on October 7: A whirlpool, not a flood

Science & Technology_

Egypt’s data center gamble: AI powerhouse or power drain?

Tech giants are eyeing Egypt for massive data centers. But as Chile’s experience shows, hosting them drains scarce water and energy while yielding meager economic returns.

Amr Adly_ 1-10-2026

Egypt’s data center gamble: AI powerhouse or power drain?

The peephole economy: Monopoly’s grip on World Cup broadcasting

Technologically speaking, the internet could easily stream the World Cup to everyone at once. Broadcasters make sure it doesn't — and piracy fills the gap, at a price of its own.

Mohammad El-Taher_ 19-7-2026

The peephole economy: Monopoly’s grip on World Cup broadcasting
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