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Towards a new European neighbourhood policy
By James Moran, Head of the EU Delegation in Egypt Given our…
Iranian Arab football pitch emerges as flashpoint in Saudi-Iranian proxy war
By James M. Dorsey A football pitch in the Iranian city of…
Notes from America: Muslim men and their beards
By Ahmed Tharwat “He that hath a beard is more than a…
Sisi State vs Sinai State
Five months ago, after another massive attack, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi declared the…
ILO victory boosts Qatari hopes of defeating efforts to deprive it of World Cup
By James M. Dorsey A resolution by the International Labour Organization (ILO)…
How does a ‘cool’ guy turn into an extremist?
By Mahmoud Abu Baker At the end of the ‘90s, everywhere I…
Broadband: A hidden treasure that could make every Egyptian $3,140 richer
By Bjørn Lomborg Where should the global community focus its attention over…
Al-Sisi’s risky economic gamble: Egypt’s challenge lies in its present reality, not its potentiality
By Mohammed Nosseir The Egyptian government recently held a very successful Economic…
Gulf alliances: Regional states hedge their bets
By James M. Dorsey The current Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, designed to…
Yemen: Decisive storm or divisive storm?
By Waleed R. Derhem Ten days into the beginning of "Decisive Storm",…