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Outside prison, inside the sketch: A day Ashraf Omar escaped the ‘vicious cycle’

Marking two years since cartoonist Ashraf Omar was blindfolded and taken from his home, colleagues and family gathered to confront an endless cycle of legal absurdity.

Ahmed Dahaby_ 23-7-2026

Outside prison, inside the sketch: A day Ashraf Omar escaped the ‘vicious cycle’

Urban & Economy_ Egypt’s war prep: The strait, the barrel, and the loaf of bread

Amr Adly_ 21-7-2026

Egypt’s war prep: The strait, the barrel, and the loaf of bread

Viewpoints_ No cross on the pitch: Where are Egypt’s Christian footballers?

Ishak Ibrahim_ 20-7-2026

No cross on the pitch: Where are Egypt’s Christian footballers?
Science & Technology_

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

Politics_ Interview| Iran’s envoy in Cairo: ‘Millions in the streets are stronger than any nuclear bomb’

Dina Samak_ 14-7-2026

Interview| Iran’s envoy in Cairo: ‘Millions in the streets are stronger than any nuclear bomb’

News_

‘Procurement debts behind Qena hospital shortages,’ dismissed chief says

‘Procurement debts behind Qena hospital shortages,’ dismissed chief says

Medical Syndicate files complaint over governor’s berating of hospital director

Medical Syndicate files complaint over governor’s berating of hospital director

Al-Amir Ceramics strike enters fourth day

Al-Amir Ceramics strike enters fourth day

Q2 oil assessments bolster case for fuel price hike, gov’t source says 

Q2 oil assessments bolster case for fuel price hike, gov’t source says 

Politics_

Three guides, no direction: Inside the Muslim Brotherhood’s terminal split

Abdelmoneim Mahmoud_ 13-7-2026

Three guides, no direction: Inside the Muslim Brotherhood’s terminal split

Interview| Khaled Ali taking stock of June 30: ‘The regime’s obsession isn’t the Brotherhood, It’s Mubarak’

Mostafa Bassiouny_ 7-7-2026

Interview| Khaled Ali taking stock of June 30: ‘The regime’s obsession isn’t the Brotherhood, It’s Mubarak’

Inside the quiet revolt at Egypt’s Judges’ Club

Egypt’s Judges’ Club just elected a president who ran against the government’s favored candidate, and judges say the vote was a message years in the making.

Mohamed Napolion_ 5-7-2026

Inside the quiet revolt at Egypt’s Judges’ Club

Urban & Economy_

Explainer| How does the new ration system work?

Abdelmageed Mohamed_ 12-7-2026

Explainer| How does the new ration system work?

Gold in central bank vaults: A mask for crisis, not a lifeline

45% of central banks expect higher gold reserves. Gold’s share has doubled since 2021, raising questions about the dollar’s long-term dominance.

Amr Adly_ 9-7-2026

Gold in central bank vaults: A mask for crisis, not a lifeline

Designed to exclude: The commodification of Egypt’s public space

Mohamed Elsayed Eid_ 28-6-2026

Designed to exclude: The commodification of Egypt’s public space

Society_

In the hands of butchers: Egypt’s obstetric violence crisis

While medical institutions treat maternal pain as ordinary, experts warn that the lack of legal criminalization leaves the poorest women exposed to severe institutional trauma.

Rahma Samy_ 24-6-2026

In the hands of butchers: Egypt’s obstetric violence crisis

Aid vs. empowerment: The economic siege on feminist advocacy

Doaa Emam_ 8-6-2026

Aid vs. empowerment: The economic siege on feminist advocacy

Lurking white probes: Migrant women & obstetric violence in France

Sarah Eldaly_ 25-5-2026

Lurking white probes: Migrant women & obstetric violence in France

Culture_

The chimera of global recognition and the reality of Arab literary decay

Ahmed Naji_ 25-6-2026

The chimera of global recognition and the reality of Arab literary decay

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

Viewpoints_

‘I am a hostage in my own country, but I will never forgive the Brotherhood’

سارة إبراهيم _ 15-7-2026

‘I am a hostage in my own country, but I will never forgive the Brotherhood’

What remains after the state’s capture of the Future of Egypt?

Mustapha Kamel Al-Sayyid_ 16-7-2026

What remains after the state’s capture of the Future of Egypt?

El-Sisi’s Octagon: The republic goes back up the mountain

Moving the seat of power into a walled desert enclave turns modern citizens back into mere subjects, reviving an absolute sovereign model driven by the haunting anxiety of 2011.

Nasser Amin_ 14-7-2026

El-Sisi’s Octagon: The republic goes back up the mountain

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

War in the age of AI slop

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
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