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Egyptian autocrats struggle with football’s political pros and cons
By James M. Dorsey An Egyptian government initiative to build more than…
Building a gateway to the future
By Sunil Veetil, Regional Head of Payments and Cash Management, HSBC Middle…
Russia is no ally for the Arabs
Although some Arabs are fantasising about it, a major alliance with Russia…
The cabinet’s resignation: A step in which direction?
A few hours before starting to write this article, Prime Minister Hazem…
On women in Egypt: Equality doesn’t mean justice
In late 2013, Thomson Reuters conducted a poll ranking Egypt the worst…
The Conman’s paradise
In the 1960’s, the Egyptian state newspaper Al-Ahram was filled with headlines…
What do malware and mosquitoes have in common? More than you might think.
By Anthony Perridge Malware seems to be everywhere and it’s incredibly challenging…
Why torture the innocent?
By Wael Eskandar Why would the regime arrest and torture someone if…
Al-Sisi’s reality check
Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi still rides a wave of soaring popularity…
Egypt, Europe and Realpolitik
By Ronald Meinardus In Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world, domestic…