Peace with Israel had crossed the Egyptian president's mind as early as 1952, when he engaged in secret negotiations with Israel, which ultimately failed
The Israel-Iran war threatens the country's energy security, foreign currency reserves, tourism, and investment. There are Plan Bs but none are attractive, and the situation could yet get worse.
If Israel wins, it will likely move ahead with implementing its plan to push Palestinians out of Gaza, which could lead to a war with Egypt. If Iran wins, its proxies could further divide the region.
These days, Cairo looks more to Beijing and Moscow than to Washington, a policy change with its roots in the toppling of Hosni Mubarak more than a decade ago.
A conversation between a jaded Abdel Nasser and a starry-eyed Gaddafi has gone viral because of its striking relevance to the debates of today. The leaders have changed, but the perspective remains.
There are competing visions for Gaza, from a 'riviera' without Palestinians to a rebuilt enclave run by Palestinians for Palestinians. Until then, thousands are still being killed.
The 1979 peace between Egypt and Israel served its purpose for almost half a century, but the latter's 17-month-long onslaught on Gaza has thrown it into disarray. What now for the accords?
Palestinians are beginning to dribble out of the battered enclave as Israel starts implementing its "voluntary migration" plan. Gaza is being ethnically cleansed before our very eyes.
Cairo hopes an upcoming Arab summit can come up with a different proposal to counter Trump's plan to turn Gaza into the 'Riviera of the Middle East', but this push comes with great political risk
A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza
Armed groups are being formed in places like Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, where state militaries cannot defeat jihadists and separatists alone. Once formed, however, they seldom stay loyal.
For nearly two years, protests around the world calling for an end to Israel's war on Gaza haven't fizzled out, but grown. Their geographic reach and longevity appear to have no precedent in history.