Amr el-Shobaki
What makes an election truly successful?
Opinion
November 9, 2025
What makes an election truly successful?
Any election worldwide must meet a certain set of criteria to be considered successful. These fundamentally include integrity, respect for…
Israel failed to win
Main Slider
June 29, 2025
Israel failed to win
Though both Iran and Israel declared victory in the latest 12-day conflict, it is clear neither truly achieved a decisive…
The brain drain of doctors
Opinion
April 15, 2025
The brain drain of doctors
The migration of doctors isn’t just a narrow issue concerning Egypt: rather, it is an indication of how science and…
The stalled truce
Opinion
March 18, 2025
The stalled truce
Israel does not wish to complete the first phase of the ceasefire agreement and move to the second phase, practically…
Wrong direction
Opinion
December 30, 2024
Wrong direction
It’s astonishing how often the government issues laws that go against expectations or even reverse course. A prime example is…
Syria faces a new era
Features/Interviews
December 11, 2024
Syria faces a new era
The joy of the Syrian people following the toppling of the Bashar al-Assad regime, felt across the region from the…
Al-Azhar and the Taliban
Opinion
January 4, 2023
Al-Azhar and the Taliban
The Taliban movement is exposed to two types of pressures: the pressures of the international community, which are sometimes not…
Sudan’s Framework Agreement
Opinion
December 13, 2022
Sudan’s Framework Agreement
More than 40 political parties, movements and various armed factions signed a framework agreement with Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan,…
Will Russia be defeated?
Opinion
October 4, 2022
Will Russia be defeated?
The Ukrainian forces have succeeded in controlling the strategic city of Lyman, following the withdrawal of the Russian forces, whose…
Beyond deterrence
Opinion
August 24, 2020
Beyond deterrence
For the first time in decades Egypt has employed its military power to become an important element in the equation…
Egypt’s two challenges: security and the right to life
Opinion
June 23, 2020
Egypt’s two challenges: security and the right to life
Egypt currently faces two major challenges. The first, which is existential, is related to the issue of water rights and…
Fighting coronavirus
Opinion
March 11, 2020
Fighting coronavirus
When the World Health Organization warned on Monday that the threat of a pandemic related to coronavirus has become very…
Berlin Conference
Opinion
January 20, 2020
Berlin Conference
The Berlin conference was held in an attempt to resolve the conflict in Libya. The five permanent members of the…
Lebanon’s Demonstrations
Opinion
October 21, 2019
Lebanon’s Demonstrations
Protests in Lebanon have recently started up against poor economic conditions, quickly turning into a rejection of the entire ruling…
On the issue of demonstration
Opinion
October 1, 2019
On the issue of demonstration
It still dominates large sectors inside and outside the country: a fear and perhaps panic about the issue of demonstrations.…
Economy versus politics
Opinion
June 26, 2019
Economy versus politics
The convening of the Bahrain conference means adopting a choice of economy versus political failure, and that the US administration’s…
Parallel interactions
Opinion
April 24, 2019
Parallel interactions
The course of the constitutional amendments ended with a result defined in all our previous referenda; the usual “yes” announced…
The crime in New Zealand
Opinion
March 19, 2019
The crime in New Zealand
The crime in New Zealand that left 50 innocent martyrs in a house of God marks a turning point in…
Human rights questions
Opinion
March 4, 2019
Human rights questions
The official discourse on human rights is still far from providing the correct answers to the questions raised internationally on…
Dialogue despite violence
Opinion
December 3, 2018
Dialogue despite violence
The Giletts Jaunes (Yellow Vests) protests in Paris on Saturday saw violent acts (92 people were injured, including 14…