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The House of Representatives 2025 with a 2015 flavor

Egypt’s 2025 House race revives echoes of 2015: party feuds, money-driven nominations, and a fragile balance between pro-government blocs and the opposition.

Safaa Essam Eddin_ 25-9-2025

The House of Representatives 2025 with a 2015 flavor

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Interview| Jibril Rajoub: Arab support for the PA is insufficient

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Rajoub warns Arab support is insufficient, admits PA needs reform, slams Israel’s "crueler Holocaust", and admits Fatah struggle with Hamas is a fight over power.

Mohamed Khayyal_ 17-9-2025

Interview| Jibril Rajoub: Arab support for the PA is insufficient

Ethiopia’s GERD inauguration tests the fragile future of the Nile

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Ethiopia inaugurates the Nile’s giant dam after 13 years of failed talks. Addis hails progress, Cairo warns of threat. Will the project spark cooperation or conflict?

Mohamed Soliman_ 11-9-2025

Ethiopia’s GERD inauguration tests the fragile future of the Nile

FM Abdelatty, a police sergeant or a diplomat?

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Egypt’s foreign minister blurs the line between diplomat and enforcer, sparking scandal over protests outside Egypt’s embassies and tarnishing the country’s global image.

Khaled Dawoud_ 6-9-2025

FM Abdelatty, a police sergeant or a diplomat?

World media shrouds in black for Gaza journalists

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Now, as the blackout fades from screens and front pages, what remains is a resounding call for accountability.

Nihal Salama_ 2-9-2025

World media shrouds in black for Gaza journalists

‘Madame Afaf’ in a PR campaign at Rafah

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Egypt’s PR campaign may have succeeded in shifting blame, but it has failed to bring food or peace to Palestinians in Gaza—or to grant Egyptian media the right to investigate.

Mohamed Ali El-Sohagy_ 2-9-2025

‘Madame Afaf’ in a PR campaign at Rafah

Senate election results, a right-loyal stitch up

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With opposition wiped out and turnout low, Egypt’s Senate elections tighten the grip of government-aligned parties through coordination, cash, and closed lists.

Safaa Essam Eddin_ 14-8-2025

Senate election results, a right-loyal stitch up

Which Civil Society monitors elections in Egypt

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An investigation into 2025 Senate vote reveals a roster of “watchdogs” with fake titles, phantom organizations, and no record of monitoring, yet all were approved by the state.

Yousef Okail_ 13-8-2025

Which Civil Society monitors elections in Egypt

Iran and the E3: Negotiations on a cliffedge

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Israel might be compelled to reconsider its position in a newly reshaped regional landscape it may struggle to navigate.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 3-8-2025

Iran and the E3: Negotiations on a cliffedge

When the president decides to speak

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El-Sisi spoke less but said more in 2024—defending his record, warning of collapse, and insisting that the people's patience and massive investment was Egypt’s only path forward.

Yousef Okail_ 29-7-2025

When the president decides to speak

Trump, the Nile, and the Zionist dream

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As Trump returns to the Nile dam file, echoes of a Zionist water dream and regional pressure resurface, leaving Egypt to choose between reaction and initiative.

Mohamed Bassal_ 23-7-2025

Trump, the Nile, and the Zionist dream

Parliament Diaries| Accountability offline as Ramses blaze paralyzes Egypt

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A fire torched Egypt’s digital backbone. Ministers blamed pipes. MPs asked questions no one answered. The system failed—again—and no one, as usual, will be held accountable.

Safaa Essam Eddin_ 10-7-2025

Parliament Diaries| Accountability offline as Ramses blaze paralyzes Egypt

Parliament Diaries| Old Rent Law: How the No vote turned into a Yes

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Three sessions, one law, and a dramatic arc: Parliament wavers, tenants hope, opposition walks out, and a bill passes, clouded by silence, surrender, and unanswered questions.

Safaa Essam Eddin_ 6-7-2025

Parliament Diaries| Old Rent Law: How the No vote turned into a Yes

Trump–Netanyahu’s Gaza plan breaks Palestinian taboos

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Trump and Netanyahu seek to end the war with a deal built on exile, erasure, and power games—but Gaza’s reality, and resistance, refuse to fit the script.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 2-7-2025

Trump–Netanyahu’s Gaza plan breaks Palestinian taboos

Parliament Diaries| A nation lost to lack of accountability

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18 girls died on Egypt’s regional highway. Parliament held a moment of silence, then moved on. This is a record of what should not be forgotten.

Safaa Essam Eddin_ 2-7-2025

Parliament Diaries| A nation lost to lack of accountability

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

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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_ 1-7-2025

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