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Between margins and hope: Could an Arab ever become pope?

Despite Latin America's large Catholic population, its representation in the College of Cardinals remains limited. Europe still holds the lion’s share of voting power.

Sara Allam Shaltout_ 9-5-2025

Between margins and hope: Could an Arab ever become pope?

On press freedom day, journalists vote for freedom

On Press Freedom Day, Egypt’s journalists re-elect Khaled Elbalshy to lead a syndicate council favoring independence, facing state pressure, smears, and high stakes.

Safaa Essam Eddin_ 5-5-2025

On press freedom day, journalists vote for freedom

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Parliament Diaries| Rent reform without receipts

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Egypt’s Parliament debates a sweeping rent law reform without up-to-date data, risking eviction for millions and exposing deep gaps in housing policy and planning.

Safaa Essam Eddin_ 8-5-2025

Parliament Diaries| Rent reform without receipts

As others flew to Rome, Pope Tawadros chose a different path

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Under Pope Shenouda, the Coptic Church moved with clarity towards Christian unity and a global ecclesial identity. Now, it is caught between global vision and internal hesitation

Sara Allam Shaltout_ 5-5-2025

As others flew to Rome, Pope Tawadros chose a different path

Jordan, Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood: A fractured alliance

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Since Jordan closed Hamas’ offices in Amman in 1999, its relationship with the Brotherhood and Hamas has been a tangled web of tension, mistrust, and shifting power.

Abdelmoneim Mahmoud_ 30-4-2025

Jordan, Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood: A fractured alliance

Al-Golani, from Al-Qaeda’s cloak to Zelenskyy’s shirt

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With a neatly trimmed beard and a Zelenskyy-style button-up, Al-Golani sheds his jihadist past—emerging as a central player in Syria’s shifting power game.

Mohamed Khayyal_ 29-4-2025

Al-Golani, from Al-Qaeda’s cloak to Zelenskyy’s shirt

Press freedom in Egypt: A decade of censorship

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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_ 26-4-2025

Press freedom in Egypt: A decade of censorship

Parliament Diaries| The dented victory of the medical liability law

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It’s not ideal. But in the world of policy and politics, especially in a chamber dominated by a pro-government bloc, the ideal is often sacrificed on the altar of the doable.

Safaa Essam Eddin_ 22-4-2025

Parliament Diaries| The dented victory of the medical liability law

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

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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_ 13-4-2025

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