External war, internal fractures: A separatist moment for Iran?
As US-Israeli strikes intensify, Iran faces rising separatist mobilization at home, reviving ethnic fault lines and testing the state’s cohesion in a volatile post-Khamenei moment
Explainer| Egypt enters the derivatives era, but what are they?
Egypt’s exchange is set to launch derivatives in March, starting with EGX30 futures. Here’s how they work, who benefits, and why leverage can cut both ways.
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
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.
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.
‘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.
History shows that maps enter the imagination before they are realized on the ground. Without a forceful counter-narrative, the "Promised Land" is becoming a political reality.
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.