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Urban & Economy_

What stalled Egypt's monorail, and who pays?

Weeks after its expected launch, the New Capital monorail remains idle. Internal sources reveal that accumulated delays have cost the state at least 45 billion Egyptian pounds.

Mohamed Ismail_ 24-2-2026

What stalled Egypt's monorail, and who pays?

Viewpoints_ Licensed to look: Bystanders, harassment and public complicity in Egypt

Mina Fouad Tawfik_ 24-2-2026

Licensed to look: Bystanders, harassment and public complicity in Egypt

Viewpoints_ January's children: Men and women in purgatory

Mohamed Naeem_ 24-2-2026

January's children: Men and women in purgatory
Politics_

The shadowed debut of Egypt’s Minister of Culture

Jihan Zaki vowed to "erase ugliness," but her debut as Culture Minister is being eclipsed by a messy portrait of "ghost" tenures, asset dramas, and a stinging court ruling

Abdel Halim Hefaina_ 24-2-2026

The shadowed debut of Egypt’s Minister of Culture

News_

Ex-officer, lawyer sentenced to prison for poisoning 30 dogs

Ex-officer, lawyer sentenced to prison for poisoning 30 dogs

Government targets monthly “Citizen Bond” issues with a variable yield

Government targets monthly “Citizen Bond” issues with a variable yield

Four years without pay: MP raises plight of thousands of agriculture workers

Four years without pay: MP raises plight of thousands of agriculture workers

Cairo Water workers say pay docked, pay slips halted

Cairo Water workers say pay docked, pay slips halted

Politics_

Parliament Diaries| A rare consensus on import reform

Enas Hussein_ 18-2-2026

Parliament Diaries| A rare consensus on import reform

Jasper Jeffers: The quiet manager of loud wars

Ahmed Hosny_ 18-2-2026

Jasper Jeffers: The quiet manager of loud wars

Al Manassa, rights groups set accountability deadline for AppLogic

Al Manassa and rights groups set a Feb. 26 deadline for AppLogic to explain its role in Egypt’s digital crackdown, demanding 1% of profits go to the journalists and outlets harmed.

Al Manassa_ 15-2-2026

Al Manassa, rights groups set accountability deadline for AppLogic

Urban & Economy_

Meat on day one, lentils after: How Egyptians are cutting back in Ramadan

Enas Hussein_ 24-2-2026

Meat on day one, lentils after: How Egyptians are cutting back in Ramadan

“Egypt’s Future” on the backs of peasants

Transformations routinely presented as hallmarks of modernization and efficiency amount to a slow dismantling of the countryside’s capacity to reproduce its own life in practice.

Saker El Nour_ 5-2-2026

“Egypt’s Future” on the backs of peasants

The Zohr pipedream: Egypt's enduring gas gap

Laila El-Abd_ 3-2-2026

The Zohr pipedream: Egypt's enduring gas gap

Society_

Resistance through the eye of the needle: Masafer Yatta's night guardians

Under the cover of storms and darkness, Israeli settlers target livestock and water tanks. In Masafer Yatta, guarding the village has become a daily routine of communal survival.

Ansar Atmeizeh_ 19-2-2026

Resistance through the eye of the needle: Masafer Yatta's night guardians

Hanging by a thread: The trembling life of Palestinians between storms & deals

Ebtesam Mahdy_ 19-2-2026

Hanging by a thread: The trembling life of Palestinians between storms & deals

Egypt's cold sweep on refugees

Doaa Emam_ 16-2-2026

Egypt's cold sweep on refugees

Culture_

“One More Show”: Seven madmen save the world

Nahed Nasr_ 5-1-2026

“One More Show”: Seven madmen save the world

Will Nefertiti ever come home?

‘I want to go home!’ Nefertiti’s bust in Berlin reignites Egypt’s restitution push—alongside the Rosetta Stone and Dendera Zodiac—as legal and political hurdles loom.

Tanja Kunesch_ 28-12-2025

Will Nefertiti ever come home?

“Palestinian on the Road”: A road trip after Jesus

Saad El-Qersh_ 30-11-2025

“Palestinian on the Road”: A road trip after Jesus

Viewpoints_

Freedom of belief: In word but not in deed

Ishak Ibrahim_ 17-2-2026

Freedom of belief: In word but not in deed

Old paint on new walls: The curious case of the cabinet reshuffle

Ammar Ali Hassan_ 16-2-2026

Old paint on new walls: The curious case of the cabinet reshuffle

Gen Z & the Revolution| Reckoning with the rot

Growing up in the womb of the counterrevolution, I watched the burial of January. But revolutions don't succeed overnight; they pave the way for a longer experiment.

Omar Magdy Soliman_ 10-2-2026

Gen Z & the Revolution| Reckoning with the rot

Science & Technology_

Behind the padlock: How Egypt quietly blocked Discord

An investigation by Al Manassa and Masaar reveals a broad disruption to Discord services across Egypt between January 11 and 12, resolving just before midnight on the 12th.

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

Fax machines to AI: Can real journalism survive the algorithm?

Khaled Mansour_ 8-12-2025

Fax machines to AI: Can real journalism survive the algorithm?
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