Mohamed El Kholy

Egyptian Journalist

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

Politics_

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_

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

Saudi-UAE rift over Yemen exposes deeper gulf power struggle

Politics_

UAE says it will withdraw remaining forces from Yemen after Saudi Arabia struck Mukalla. Egypt is likely to mediate for preserving what remains of Arab cohesion in a fragile region

Mohamed El Kholy_

Saudi-UAE rift over Yemen exposes deeper gulf power struggle

A Year Without Assad| A new Middle East begins in Damascus

Politics_

One year on from Assad’s fall, Syria’s upheaval is reshaping the region. From Ankara to Tel Aviv and Washington to Tehran, Damascus has become the hinge of a new political order.

Mohamed El Kholy_

A Year Without Assad| A new Middle East begins in Damascus

Election rigged by bribery, no matter the president’s shout

Politics_

Widespread vote buying, staged crowds and voter steering marked Egypt’s second election phase, defying the president’s call for cleaner voting and repeating phase one’s violations.

Mohamed Napolion_

Election rigged by bribery, no matter the president’s shout

Déjà vu in Egypt’s parliamentary elections

Politics_

Election day for first phase of House vote echoed the Senate: empty polls, staged crowds, widespread violations, and rampant vote buying shaping a tightly controlled process.

Mohamed Napolion_

Déjà vu in Egypt’s parliamentary elections

El-Sisi's last parliament?

Politics_

Analysts see Egypt’s new parliament—elected without real competition—as a potential step toward scrapping presidential term limits and extending El-Sisi’s rule.

Mohamed El Kholy_

El-Sisi's last parliament?

Because Trump’s plan for Gaza is the only available option

Politics_

Trump’s Gaza plan gains quick international backing, but experts warn it imposes victor’s terms, deepens Gaza-West Bank divide, and avoids statehood.

Mohamed El Kholy_

Because Trump’s plan for Gaza is the only available option

Kamel Al-Wazir: El-Sisi’s golden child

Politics_

From rail hikes to megaprojects, Kamel Al-Wazir embodies the president’s “nothing comes for free” ethos—turning public transport into a revenue machine

Mohamed El Kholy_

Kamel Al-Wazir: El-Sisi’s golden child

A price tag on Justice: Egypt's lawyers battle new court fees

Politics_

Lawyers warn that rising court fees threaten Egyptians’ right to justice—and their own livelihoods—as access to litigation looks to become increasingly unaffordable.

Mohamed El Kholy_

A price tag on Justice: Egypt's lawyers battle new court fees

Sayyida Aisha Bridge: a failure easier to blame on the jinn

Urban & Economy_

Dubbed the “Bridge of Death,” Sayyida Aisha Bridge saw decades of crashes, myths, and official denial—until its long-overdue demolition was finally announced.

Mohamed El Kholy_

Sayyida Aisha Bridge: a failure easier to blame on the jinn

Missing in Sinai: Egypt’s forgotten soldiers of 1967

Politics_

As Egypt uncovers its missing soldiers, evidence mounts of Israeli war crimes in 1967. Massacres, mass graves, and decades of silence with no justice in sight.

Mohamed El Kholy_

Missing in Sinai: Egypt’s forgotten soldiers of 1967

Press freedom in Egypt: A decade of censorship

Politics_

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?

Mohamed El Kholy_

Press freedom in Egypt: A decade of censorship

Student, professor, lover, and mother: The many faces of Laila Soueif

Politics_

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.

Mohamed El Kholy_

Student, professor, lover, and mother: The many faces of Laila Soueif