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Nick Oberheiden: Trump’s handler gets US embassy in Cairo

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No diplomatic experience, no foreign affairs background, and no public record before arriving in America. What he has, however, is Trump’s ear. Now he represents the US in Egypt.

Ahmed Dahaby_ 14-6-2026

Nick Oberheiden: Trump’s handler gets US embassy in Cairo

Interview| Ramy Shaath: In France, human rights end where Palestine begins

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France once campaigned for Ramy Shaath’s release from an Egyptian prison. Today, the Palestinian activist says it seeks to silence him through deportation threats.

Ahmed Dahaby_ 4-6-2026

Interview| Ramy Shaath: In France, human rights end where Palestine begins

The war on journalists in Palestine

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From direct financial sanctions against the ICC prosecutor to the quiet leverage of pro-Israel donors, the global apparatus of accountability has been actively dismantled.

Camilla Olivieri_ 2-6-2026

The war on journalists in Palestine

Mourning the living: Testimonies from the ‘graveyard’ of Palestinian female prisoners

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From wedding dresses turned into blindfolds to the unleashing of attack dogs, new testimonies reveal the systematic degradation of Palestinian women in Israeli detention.

Alaa Khattab_ 21-5-2026

Mourning the living: Testimonies from the ‘graveyard’ of Palestinian female prisoners

Code meters, mounting bills, missing files: Egypt’s electricity standoff

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Skyrocketing electricity bills are the new penalty for building violations in Egypt, trapping millions between soaring costs and a broken system that keeps losing their paperwork.

Abdallah El-Bastaweesy_ 20-5-2026

Code meters, mounting bills, missing files: Egypt’s electricity standoff

Reading the runes: Cairo’s cautious eye on the New Damascus

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Egypt navigates the "gray zone" of the Sharaa regime, waiting for the light of clarity before fully reconciling with a state it once viewed as an existential threat.

Samar El-Gamal_ 17-5-2026

Reading the runes: Cairo’s cautious eye on the New Damascus

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

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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

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

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Egypt’s new labor law promised a “qualitative leap” in workers’ rights. A year on, the law’s protections are colliding with coercive employers and weak enforcement.

Ahmed Khalifa_ 12-5-2026

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

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

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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

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Nearly 1,000 deaths in early 2026 mark the deadliest start for the Mediterranean in a decade. As EU rescue missions vanish, the route to Europe becomes a high-casualty corridor.

Youssef Ebrahem_ 3-5-2026

Deadliest by design: The Mediterranean graveyard in 2026

Explainer| Trump's ballroom obsession, who's paying for what?

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A shooting at the Hilton, a demolished East Wing, and a $400M "party venue." Is Trump building a ballroom or a fortress? The dark secrets beneath the new White House.

Saher Ahmed_ 28-4-2026

Explainer| Trump's ballroom obsession, who's paying for what?

Washington vs. Islamabad: Beirut's puppet masters or sovereign bluff?

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Amid Israeli strikes, Lebanon thaws 33-year chill with direct Israel talks in Washington, extending US truce despite Hezbollah backlash. Sovereignty bid or bitter concession?

Ahmed Dahaby_ 27-4-2026

Washington vs. Islamabad: Beirut's puppet masters or sovereign bluff?

Ramzy Ezzeldin: The rebirth of the Political Advisor

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A veteran diplomat who navigated Syria's war, clashed with ambassadors, and spent years arguing Egypt needs democracy to lead the region. Now he's the president's political advisor

Samar El-Gamal_ 26-4-2026

Ramzy Ezzeldin: The rebirth of the Political Advisor

Weaving a nuclear Kiswa: Saudi’s bid on Islamabad

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The era of the petrodollar-for-protection trade-off is over. Saudi Arabia turns to Pakistan’s "live" military weight to escape the shadow of the Abraham Accords.

Dina Samak_ 21-4-2026

Weaving a nuclear Kiswa: Saudi’s bid on Islamabad

Interview| Egypt’s ex-UN ambassador: 'You can’t buy your way to stability in the Middle East'

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“Stop the war, then we talk.” Amb. Ahmadein Khalil breaks down Egypt’s logic of silence and why Cairo resists Gulf pressure to enter a direct confrontation with Iran.

Dina Samak_ 19-4-2026

Interview| Egypt’s ex-UN ambassador: 'You can’t buy your way to stability in the Middle East'

The false seduction of Netanyahu’s hexagon in the ‘Abrahamic Kingdoms’

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Netanyahu's "regional alliance" isn't about shared security. It's a calculated bid to turn Arab kingdoms into vassals.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 12-4-2026

The false seduction of Netanyahu’s hexagon in the ‘Abrahamic Kingdoms’

Interview| Egypt’s former envoy to Tehran: “Iran retains the right to strike US bases in the Gulf”

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Is Iran a threat or a bulwark? An Egyptian diplomat explains why many in Egypt see it as the last line on a volatile eastern front.

Mohamed El Kholy_ 24-3-2026

Interview| Egypt’s former envoy to Tehran: “Iran retains the right to strike US bases in the Gulf”

If El-Sisi read it, why can’t we find it?

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The president cited an article accusing the government of hiding the truth—yet finding it reveals more about Egypt’s tightly controlled media landscape.

Yousef Okail_ 19-3-2026

If El-Sisi read it, why can’t we find it?

The Gulf war in incognito mode

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As war spreads across the region, migrant workers in the Gulf face arrests, deportation threats and strict warnings: don’t film, don’t post and don’t question the official line.

Yousef Okail_ 17-3-2026

The Gulf war in incognito mode

US, Iran, Ukraine, and the Gulf: A drone war of unequal costs

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As Iran’s missile war drives up interceptor use, the conflict is becoming a test of industrial production as much as battlefield power.

Youssef Ebrahem_ 12-3-2026

US, Iran, Ukraine, and the Gulf: A drone war of unequal costs

The cement lifeline: How El-Arish Port sustained Israel’s settlement boom

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Analysis of official data reveals a 100% leap in Egyptian exports to Israel, fueled by a "shadow fleet" and cement shipments from companies owned by the state and global giants.

Yousef Okail_ 8-3-2026

The cement lifeline: How El-Arish Port sustained Israel’s settlement boom

Explainer| What is the Strait of Hormuz, and why its closure matters to Egypt?

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Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has raised fears of a wider regional crisis. But why is the narrow waterway so critical to global trade and energy supplies?

Youssef Ebrahem_ 5-3-2026

Explainer| What is the Strait of Hormuz, and why its closure matters to Egypt?

Iran and the Gulf’s balancing act under Washington’s shadow

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With Iran targeting US bases and Gulf skies on edge, regional capitals recalibrate. Wary of war, wary of Tehran, and still tethered to Washington.

Gasser El-Dabea_ 4-3-2026

Iran and the Gulf’s balancing act under Washington’s shadow

External war, internal fractures: A separatist moment for Iran?

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As US-Israeli strikes intensify, Iran faces rising separatist mobilization at home, reviving ethnic fault lines and testing the state’s cohesion in a volatile post-Khamenei moment

Mohamed Khairy_ 3-3-2026

External war, internal fractures: A separatist moment for Iran?