Four years after promising a $40 billion privatization drive, Egypt’s government doused the IMF’s ambition in bureaucratic quicksand while shielding military assets.
Systemic neglect meets political theater in Wady El-Mullak, where roads are only paved and bridges built when officials arrive to mourn the 18 young workers they failed to protect
A tribute to the Keynesian economist who spent seven months as finance minister after the revolution, fighting for wages and transparency against the market’s old guard.
From Israeli border restrictions to bombed distribution points, the journey of humanitarian aid across the Gaza Strip leaves thousands of unlisted families competing for survival.
Abu Bakr Shawky’s “Stories” traces one Egyptian family from 1967 to 1984, tracking love, war, prices and Zamalek in a slow, aching portrait of ordinary survival.
Weak and selective translations of Arabic literature can distort its richness, marginalize its global presence and reinforce Western stereotypes of Arab society.
Stripped of legal pathways, Sudanese asylum seekers navigate a system designed to delay registration, convert delays into violations, and justify forced returns.
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.
Egypt is drafting a bill on children's social media use; the real test is whether it disciplines platforms or entrenches mass surveillance capabilities.