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Libyan Interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, waves as he stands atop an excavator on June 20, 2021, in the town of Buwairat al-Hassoun, during a ceremony to mark the reopening of 300-kilometre road between the cities of Misrata and Sirte. (Photo by MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP via Getty Images)
Politics

How to Rescue Libya from Backsliding into War?

The smell of war is all over Libya. The euphoria generated by electing a new interim government, in January, under the endorsement of local, regional…

Dalia Ziada 23 July , 2021
(Credit: Official Page on Instagram)
Culture & Social Affairs

Sherihan Is Back in “Coco Chanel’

After an absence of 20 years from the cinema and theater, the Egyptian actress Sherihan will play the role of French fashion designer Coco Chanel in…

Sarah Gamal 21 July , 2021
If the Weeks Seem to be Passing Faster or Slower Than Usual, You're Not Alone. It's COVID Time
Science & Technology

If the Weeks Seem to be Passing Faster or Slower Than Usual, You're Not Alone. It's COVID Time

Has this happened to you? You call your dentist to make an appointment for your annual checkup, and you discover that you haven't been to see him…

Robin Abcarian 19 July , 2021
The Egyptian director Omar El Zohairy   during the premier of 'Feathers' that won the Grand Prize (Getty Images)
Culture & Social Affairs

The Chicken Man

YoungEgyptian director Omar El Zohairy, who was born in 1988, made headlines this week as he won the Critics’ Week Award at the Cannes International…

Sarah Gamal 18 July , 2021
People take part in a demonstration against the government of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana, on July 11, 2021. Thousands of Cubans took part in rare protests Sunday against the communist government. (Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
Politics

A Free Cuba at Last?

After six decades of communist rule, thousands of angry Cubans have taken to the streets, demanding freedom and calling for communist President…

Lee Edwards 17 July , 2021
A parked motorcycle under Islamic and travel murals in a street of the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images).
Culture & Social Affairs

From Egypt to Mecca With Love

“Far away is the land of the prophet, far away and I would love to visit” – A Folk Song. It is Muslim Hajj season and Egypt has always favored…

Amira el Noshokaty 17 July , 2021
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Science & Technology

The Next Pandemic Will Be Digital

The most recent ransomware attack shows that every business needs to protect itself. If we've learned anything over the past 16 months, we have…

Jason Aten 17 July , 2021
Nada (Menna Shalaby) in a scene from “leh laa” series.
Culture & Social Affairs

Why Not: A Series Sheds the Light on Children Adoption in Egypt

In Egypt, there are many issues that people are not familiar with yet, or they do not accept them depending on old legacies and misconceptions. One…

Salma Adham 17 July , 2021
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Culture & Social Affairs

Rise of Arab-American Left Activism

Recently, the University of North Carolina Press held an exhibition of the books on Arabs and Islam it had published, and published electronic copies…

Mohammad Ali Salih 17 July , 2021

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Aerial view of the flooded camping site Jachthaven Hatenboer on July 16, 2021 in Roermond, Netherlands. The flooding has been caused by unusually heavy rain in the hilly parts of Germany and the Ardennes region in Belgium. In Germany the death toll has now passed 100 with dozens more missing. Rescue and evacuation operations are now underway in tricky conditions across the affected regions.

World in Photos

A visitor looks out towards the Paris skyline from halfway up the Eiffel Tower as the iconic landmark reopened for the first time in over 8 months on July 16, 2021 in Paris, France. The iconic Paris landmark has been closed since October 30th, 2020, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic restrictions, it's longest closure since WWII. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

World in Photos

Patients of Covid-19 got treatment in an emergency tent set up to handle an overflow of Covid-19 patients at Dr Sardjito General Hospital on July 16, 2021 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia, the world's fourth-most populous country, imposed emergency restrictions on 15 locations beyond Java and Bali, aiming to tame the recent COVID-19 surge. The country is the worst-hit by the pandemic with daily cases numbers 56,757 infections on Thursday, making it the center of Asia's outbreak. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

World in Photos

A woman holding a picture of Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga during a demonstration against the forthcoming Tokyo Olympic Games on July 16, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Protesters gathered to demonstrate against International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach’s visit to Hiroshima amid concern over the safety of holding the Games during the global coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)

World in Photos

Sharon Stone and Carine Roitfeld on the stage with the models during the amfAR Cannes Gala 2021 at Villa Eilenroc on July 16, 2021 in Cap d'Antibes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/amfAR/Getty Images for amfAR )

World in Photos

Darja Sopova of Latvia celebrates in the Women's Triple Jump final during European Athletics U20 Championships Day 2 at Kadriorg Stadium on July 16, 2021 in Tallinn, Estonia. (Photo by Joosep Martinson/Getty Images for European Athletics)

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Politics

Why a cornered Iran is also a problem for China

02 May 2026

Even when appeals to open the Hormuz Strait come from a close ally like Beijing, they fall on deaf ears in Tehran. But hope is not yet lost.

Xiaotong Yang
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

Global airfares soar amid ongoing US-Iran turmoil

04 May 2026

Airspace closures, rising fuel costs, shifting flight maps and delayed aircraft deliveries have repriced flights around the world, with some travel routes hit worse than others

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
A man holds a flag featuring the late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei and the new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran on 29 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

Real Iran splits and the myth of division

04 May 2026

The argument is over the price and presentation, not the basic instinct to preserve the system

Alex Vatanka
A Lebanese guard stands in front of  Magen Abraham, the last Jewish synagogue in Lebanon at Wadi Abou Jmil, Beirut's former Jewish neighbourhood, in the war-devastated city centre. JOSEPH BARRAK / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

New book recalls Beirut’s once-vibrant Jewish quarter

01 May 2026

Veteran Lebanese journalist Nada Abdelsamad transports readers back to the time when Beirut's Jewish quarter, known at the time as Wadi al-Yahud, was thriving

Abdul Rahman Mazhar Halloush
Turkish fighter jets fly over a warship in Kyrenia, in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. AFP
Politics

How the Iran war changed Türkiye’s security calculus

05 May 2026

Ankara's national security priority is no longer Kurds or Gülenists, but Israel. Likewise, in Tel Aviv, Türkiye is increasingly seen as a future Israeli adversary. Both are preparing accordingly

Rustum Mahmud

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