On press freedom day, journalists vote for freedom
On Press Freedom Day, Egypt’s journalists re-elect Khaled Elbalshy to lead a syndicate council favoring independence, facing state pressure, smears, and high stakes.
Jordan, Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood: A fractured alliance
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Since Jordan closed Hamas’ offices in Amman in 1999, its relationship with the Brotherhood and Hamas has been a tangled web of tension, mistrust, and shifting power.
Al-Golani, from Al-Qaeda’s cloak to Zelenskyy’s shirt
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With a neatly trimmed beard and a Zelenskyy-style button-up, Al-Golani sheds his jihadist past—emerging as a central player in Syria’s shifting power game.
A decade of growing state control has reshaped Egypt’s media into an echo chamber. How was the press subdued—and what happened inside the newsrooms we no longer see?
Parliament Diaries| The dented victory of the medical liability law
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It’s not ideal. But in the world of policy and politics, especially in a chamber dominated by a pro-government bloc, the ideal is often sacrificed on the altar of the doable.
Student, professor, lover, and mother: The many faces of Laila Soueif
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Courageously, Laila faces the challenges and walks every path as she always has, hoping for her own survival and for Alaa to regain his freedom while she is still alive.