Opinion | Good policies, wrong people: Why reform stalls?
Public debates on reform tend to focus on policy: what should change, which laws should be amended, and which programs should be introduced. Yet experience within state institutions suggests that…
“Saffah El Tagammou” poised to return to cinemas after censorship edits, following brief Eid withdrawal
During the Eid al-Fitr 2026 film season, “Saffah El Tagammou” premiered in Egyptian cinemas on 19 March, drawing notable audience interest despite a limited rollout, only to be abruptly withdrawn within hours.…
Egypt’s manufacturing, extractive index declines 2% in January
Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reported a 2% month-on-month decline in the manufacturing and extractive industries production index for January 2026, according to preliminary data. CAPMAS…
Opinion | Building Inclusive Societies: Women at the Heart of Egypt–Japan Partnership
On International Women’s Month we celebrate the vital role that women play in building peaceful, prosperous communities. In Japan and Egypt alike, women leaders, teachers, doctors, artists and entrepreneurs are…
Military operations intensify despite limited pause in US Strikes against Iran
Military operations intensified between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, with renewed strikes on key facilities and continued missile exchanges, despite a U.S.…
Egypt’s free zones expand with 152 new projects in 2025, total reaches 1,243
Egypt’s Cabinet has highlighted the growing role of free zones in reshaping the country’s investment and trade landscape, supported by strong performance indicators and rising investor interest. Free zones remain…
Electricity Minister, Rosatom officials review progress on Egypt’s Dabaa nuclear power plant
Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mahmoud Esmat, met with Andrey Petrov, First Deputy Director General of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom and head of Atomstroyexport, the contractor…
Industry Minister reviews engineering industries roadmap with FEI chamber
Egypt’s Minister of Industry, Khaled Hashem, underscored the strategic importance of the engineering industries sector, describing it as a cornerstone of the country’s industrial base. His remarks came during a…
Opinion | Trump: The Most Misleading President in American History
I recently decided to test the limits of today’s AI heavyweights—ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and DeepSeek—with a deceptively simple question: Who is the most misleading and dishonest president in U.S. history?…
France’s far right claims grassroots victory but fails to crack cities, setting stage for 2027
On the night the results came in, Jordan Bardella stood before a crowd of supporters in Paris and borrowed a line from the past. Invoking the ghost of François Mitterrand's…