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Motorists drive past a campaign billboard Egyptian Parliamentary elections candidates in the Twin Giza city of the capital Cairo on November 9, 2025, ahead of the country's parliament election starts the first round on 10 November. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Rubber-stamping breeds voter apathy in Egypt polls

Most parliamentarians are likely to be pro-government, with 2025 being seen as just a rerun of 2020. That means turnout will be low.

Amr Emam 10 November 2025
AFP-Reuters-Al Majalla

Egypt's struggling factories fight for survival

Around 11,000 factories nationwide are now classified as "distressed". Their survival hinges on swift and targeted intervention, which the government is attempting to do.

Marcelle Nasr 09 November 2025
This image grab taken from handout video footage released on Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces Telegram account on 26 October 2025, shows RSF fighters celebrating in the streets of el-Fasher. Rapid Support Forces (RSF) / AFP

Why RSF gains in Sudan unnerve Egypt

The RSF's complete control of Darfur could facilitate smuggling, terrorism, and mass displacement, potentially giving Egypt a big problem on its southern border

Amr Emam 03 November 2025
A visitor walks near a bust of the ancient Egyptian King Akhenaten while touring the Grand Egyptian Museum, in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo on 7 February 2025. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

The Grand Egyptian Museum: ancient answers to contemporary questions

As the Grand Egyptian Museum officially opens its doors, it ushers in a new era for archaeology and modern scientific discovery

Ibrahim Tutunji 01 November 2025
Members of the Egyptian Special Forces during their deployment at the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in Rafah, October 20, 2023. AFP

Egypt’s possible command of Gaza force is fraught with risk

Cairo understands that what sounds like a reputation-enhancing regional role is in fact a poisoned chalice

Amr Emam 24 October 2025
Lina Jaradat

Fake economic news hits states where it hurts

The spread of online rumours is thought to cost tens of billions of dollars a year, with some countries more susceptible than others

Marcelle Nasr 14 October 2025
Al Majalla

Egypt's post-October 7 balancing act

While Cairo felt that the Hamas attacks on Israel were a response to occupation, it does not see eye-to-eye with the group. It also has practical worries, not least of which are economic.

Amr Emam 13 October 2025
Axel Rangel Garcia

Khaled al-Anani: the first Arab head of UNESCO

From the Pyramids to the United Nations, Egyptologist Khaled al-Anani's expertise will be invaluable in his new role

Amr Emam 12 October 2025
The historic Greek café "Sofianopoulo" from the colonial era in Alexandria.
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Alexandria’s old-world charm lives on in its khawagat cafés

Founded by foreigners and frequented by politicians, film stars, poets, and intellectuals, some of the landmark cafés in this iconic Egyptian city have stories to tell.

Yasmin Abdallah 29 September 2025
A truck assembly line at a General Motors  plant in Egypt.
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Egypt's car assembly ambitions await investment

Despite ambitious plans and government support, the sector still lacks the necessary infrastructure and capital to become an export hub that supplies high-quality vehicles abroad

Marcelle Nasr 26 September 2025
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump at the White House, Washington, on 18 November 2025.
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Saudi Arabia scores ally upgrade in Washington

19 November 2025

Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to 'major non-NATO ally' status, but bigger issues of normalisation with Israel and a binding security treaty need more time. Nonetheless, this is a huge step forward.

Abdullah F. Alrebh
Palestinian novelist Basem Khandakji
Culture & Social Affairs

Basem Khandakji on exile, imprisonment, and purpose

26 November 2025

The Palestinian novelist who won the Arabic Booker Prize in 2023 from behind Israeli prison walls speaks to Al Majalla about his extraordinary life and literary journey

El-Sayed Hussein
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) looks on during a meeting with US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 20 November 2025. AFP
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Trump presents Ukraine with a ‘very tough choice’

24 November 2025

Zelensky said he's being asked to decide between Ukraine losing its dignity or losing a key partner

Sam Skove and John Haltiwanger
AFP-Reuters-Al Majalla
Business & Economy

UK chancellor aims to strike a balance with her 2025 budget

27 November 2025

Policymakers' main worry ahead of Rachel Reeves' announcements this week centred on the reaction of the bond markets. So far, they have received a cautious welcome.

Bassam Mahfouz
US political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 18 July 2024. ANGELA WEISS / AFP
Politics

How Tucker Carlson put Arab Christians on America's map

25 November 2025

Prominent conservative journalists and politicians have broken ranks to call out Israeli crimes against Arab Christians. The effects continue to ripple through Donald Trump's support base.

Kamal Alam

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