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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
Axel Rangel Garcia

Egyptians cut back on expenses, but not on their coffee

Despite a fumbling economy, the quaint Egyptian café has never been busier. Their success is part of a much wider story.

Marcelle Nasr 15 September 2025
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed delivers his remarks during the official inauguration ceremony of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, on September 9, 2025. Luis TATO / AFP

Cheers and jeers: Ethiopia inaugurates controversial dam

Addis Ababa has finally inaugurated the long-awaited and much-touted GERD—Africa's biggest dam—leaving Egypt and Sudan worried about the impact on their water supply downstream

Sharif Mohammad 13 September 2025
Al Majalla

Fathy Embaby on using history to understand the present

The Egyptian novelist—one of the Arab world's renowned writers of epic fiction—reveals the details of his craft to Al Majalla as the fourth book in his 'River' series captures a key moment

El-Sayed Hussein 11 September 2025
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa (L), accompanied by Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (C), arrives at an airport in El-Arish on August 18, 2025, to visit Palestinians wounded in Israel's war on Gaza. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

If Qatar taps out, Egypt can pick up the Gaza mediation baton

Doha says it will keep up its efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, despite Israel's targeting of Hamas leaders on its soil, but some are doubtful. But is peace even possible at this point?

Amr Emam 11 September 2025
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Thorium: Egypt’s mineral treasure lying in its black sands

A metal that can be converted into a fissile material for nuclear power is plentiful in the Arab world's most populous country. If science can harness its potential, Egypt has a valuable asset.

Marcelle Nasr 09 September 2025
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Politics

Syria's new post-sanctions test

22 December 2025

Damascus finally gets breathing room after the US repealed its draconian Caesar sanctions, but it can't exhale just yet. Al Majalla explains why.

Haid Haid
Opinion

Israeli gas and the crafting of a 'new Middle East'

22 December 2025

The US is poised to use Israeli gas as a lever to keep Iran on the backfoot following its regional setback, and it could even use it to undercut Russia's economy

Ibrahim Hamidi
Women and children at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to el-Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, in January 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Zakaria
Politics

After el-Fasher: the trajectory of war in Sudan

16 November 2025

Washington seems to have changed its tone after the RSF committed atrocities in October, putting increasing pressure on the foreign backers of a paramilitary that now controls Darfur. What next?

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb
Despite a new president, a new prime minister, a new government, and a new central bank governor, what has actually changed after Lebanon's economic collapse? Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

A state in crisis: Lebanon’s struggle to restore financial stability 

20 December 2025

Following the appointment of a new president, Lebanon has struggled to come to terms with the deep-rooted challenges of its financial collapse

Toufic Chanbour
Culture & Social Affairs

This year in film: landmark moments across platforms

22 December 2025

Al Majalla looks back at a memorable and haunting year in film, with Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab one of 2025's most powerful works

Wael Said

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