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Free trade could make every Egyptian $897 richer yearly
By Bjørn Lomborg With one simple policy – more free trade –…
Satire and bullets
By Odysseus Tsagarakis The recent massacre at Charlie Hebdo demonstrates, I think, that…
Qatar asks for time to implement labour reforms
By James M. Dorsey Qatari sports executives, in a bid to refute…
LNG: The way forward
By Ahmed M El-Wahsh Euro-commodity brokers earned a large share of meticulously…
Egypt appoints controversial UAE hired gun as elections monitor
By James M. Dorsey Egyptian-general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s efforts to lend legitimacy to parliamentary elections…
We are all Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh
Martyr Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh was not, of course, the first victim after 30…
United States: A tale of morals and cruelty
By Mohammed Nosseir There is no doubt that the United States of…
Notes from America: Unlike the Egyptian sniper, ‘American Sniper’ is glorified
By Ahmed Tharwat A day before the fourth anniversary of the 25 January…
Public health challenges in the Middle East
By Dr Cesar Chelala Despite modest growth and poverty reduction, some important…