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Politics_

Right to arms: What tipped the scales for Khalil Al-Hayya?

Al‑Hayya takes Hamas’s helm by a razor‑thin vote, inheriting a fractured movement, stalled ceasefire, and pressure over weapons, governance, and Gaza’s reconstruction.

Abdelmoneim Mahmoud_ 28-7-2026

Right to arms: What tipped the scales for Khalil Al-Hayya?

Society_ Sedition à la carte| How one half-truth launched a movement

Saker El Nour_ 26-7-2026

Sedition à la carte| How one half-truth launched a movement

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

Ahmed Dahaby_ 23-7-2026

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

Cotton Specters| Agriculture and the making of Egyptian dependency

Integrating into global value chains extracted billions of labor-hours and cubic meters of water from Egypt, cementing a deep, historic pattern of structural unequal exchange.

Osama Diab_ 27-7-2026

Cotton Specters| Agriculture and the making of Egyptian dependency

News_

Continued Israeli military strikes across Gaza kill three and wound 15

Continued Israeli military strikes across Gaza kill three and wound 15

Damietta strike halts 10% of daily gas supplies for at least a month, sources say

Damietta strike halts 10% of daily gas supplies for at least a month, sources say

Al Manassa analysis: Nearly half of passing Thanawiya Amma students score below 70%

Al Manassa analysis: Nearly half of passing Thanawiya Amma students score below 70%

Russian port restrictions threaten Egyptian wheat supply chains

Russian port restrictions threaten Egyptian wheat supply chains

Politics_

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

Iran’s late Supreme Leader built his doctrine on backing “the resistance” everywhere — his envoy in Cairo explains what that means for Lebanon and the Gulf.

Dina Samak_ 14-7-2026

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

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’

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

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

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_

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?

‘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?

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

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
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