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Politics_

Biting but bounded: The media reform roadmap on the president’s desk

Al Manassa obtains the full text of the state’s confidential media reform report. Can the state truly build a freer press while maintaining its role as the national shield?

Shaher Ayad_ 14-5-2026

Biting but bounded: The media reform roadmap on the president’s desk

Society_ The unholy ghost of civil marriage: Unresolved crises in the Christian Family Law

Mariana Samy_ 14-5-2026

The unholy ghost of civil marriage: Unresolved crises in the Christian Family Law

Politics_ One year on: Workers remain the weakest link in Egypt’s new Labor Law

Ahmed Khalifa_ 12-5-2026

One year on: Workers remain the weakest link in Egypt’s new Labor Law
Viewpoints_

Editorial| Ten years of survival

As the world marks Press Freedom Day, Al Manassa celebrates ten years of survival and independent journalism, and calls for the release of our colleague, cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Al Manassa_ 4-5-2026

Editorial| Ten years of survival

Society_ Quotas and quietude: Why Egypt’s labor market is failing women

Lobna Darwish_ 5-5-2026

Quotas and quietude: Why Egypt’s labor market is failing women

News_

Hamas elects Khalil Al-Hayya as leader, sources tell Al Manassa

Hamas elects Khalil Al-Hayya as leader, sources tell Al Manassa

Douma verdict set for June 3 as defense requests prison inspection

Douma verdict set for June 3 as defense requests prison inspection

Government issues $1 billion in international bonds as IMF mission arrives

Government issues $1 billion in international bonds as IMF mission arrives

Government expropriates Giza Nile-front land for Ahl Masr walkway

Government expropriates Giza Nile-front land for Ahl Masr walkway

Politics_

A sunny place for shady people: How Dubai became a safe haven for Sudan's RSF

The Sentry reveals the Hemedti family’s $24M Dubai property portfolio, exposing the UAE as a “safe harbor” for the RSF’s leadership and wartime wealth.

Ahmed Dahaby_ 3-5-2026

A sunny place for shady people: How Dubai became a safe haven for Sudan's RSF

Deadliest by design: The Mediterranean graveyard in 2026

Youssef Ebrahem_ 3-5-2026

Deadliest by design: The Mediterranean graveyard in 2026

Ramzy Ezzeldin: The rebirth of the Political Advisor

Samar El-Gamal_ 26-4-2026

Ramzy Ezzeldin: The rebirth of the Political Advisor

Urban & Economy_

TMG’s Spine and the concrete ambitions of Egypt’s biggest bank

NBE’s stake in TMG’s The Spine project raises questions over banks’ growing appetite for luxury real estate and the risks of chasing high-end demand.

Hager Atteya_ 6-5-2026

TMG’s Spine and the concrete ambitions of Egypt’s biggest bank

Egypt's fuel subsidies: Priced for wishful thinking

Sarah Abdelmofeed_ 30-4-2026

Egypt's fuel subsidies: Priced for wishful thinking

Fertilizers: An industry profiting under fire

Hager Atteya_ 22-4-2026

Fertilizers: An industry profiting under fire

Society_

Sent abroad, then shut out

Fatehy Eldabae_ 11-5-2026

Sent abroad, then shut out

The solace of love-making in war

Intimacy is a space no wider than two shoulders, yet more expansive than cities lost to grief. It is the only place left to bury the world’s relentless cruelty.

Mariana Samy_ 22-4-2026

The solace of love-making in war

Between bombs and condemnation: Displacement in Lebanon's South

Lama Abokharroub_ 26-3-2026

Between bombs and condemnation: Displacement in Lebanon's South

Culture_

The halos and horrors of silver screen motherhood

Aliaa Talaat_ 30-3-2026

The halos and horrors of silver screen motherhood

“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?

Viewpoints_

The neoliberal mirage: Deconstructing the myth of a labor-free economy

Amr Adly_ 7-5-2026

The neoliberal mirage: Deconstructing the myth of a labor-free economy

Cracks in the ‘Iron Wall’: Pushing the edges of Palestine solidarity

Basel Ramsis_ 4-5-2026

Cracks in the ‘Iron Wall’: Pushing the edges of Palestine solidarity

The Gulf wants solidarity, but on whose terms?

Gulf anger at Egypt says less about official coordination than about a deeper unease with Egyptian public sympathy for any force checking Israel.

Khaled Dawoud_ 8-4-2026

The Gulf wants solidarity, but on whose terms?

Science & Technology_

War in the age of AI slop

War’s oldest weapon; deception, now arrives polished by AI, cheap to produce and powerful enough to bend public perception.

Khaled Mansour_ 5-4-2026

War in the age of AI slop

Behind the padlock: How Egypt quietly blocked Discord

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
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