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Egypt, the world's second-largest IMF borrower, has dug itself a hole. Meanwhile, Egyptian citizens are the ones trying to scramble out of it. Aliaa Aboukhaddour

‘International Misery Fund’: Egypt struggles not to fall into IMF debt hole

Egypt, the world's second-largest IMF borrower, has managed to reach several agreements, yet failed to achieve reform goals in the process. Now, Egyptians are bearing the brunt.

Marcelle Nasr 10 October 2023
The October War resulted in a military win for the Arab world that changed the power dynamics in the region and opened the way for moves to meaningful peace. Majalla

October War: The surprise Arab victory that changed the region

Al Majalla is publishing a series of articles about the war and its lasting impact on the region.

Al Majalla - London 05 October 2023
The October War resulted in a military win for the Arab world that changed the power dynamics in the region and opened the way for moves to meaningful peace. But with progress uneven and slow, more is needed. Eduardo Ramon

Impact of October War still felt 50 years later

A military win for the Arab world changed the power dynamics in the region and opened the way for moves to a meaningful peace. But with progress uneven and slow, more is needed.

Wahid Abdel Maguid 05 October 2023
Sadat is admired by many in Egypt for sparing the country from future wars with Israel but his miscalculation in empowering Islamists led to his own assassination. Al Majalla explains. Barry Falls

Anwar Sadat: The Egyptian president who made peace with Israel and paid with his life

Sadat is admired by many in Egypt for sparing the country from future wars with Israel but his miscalculation in empowering Islamists led to his own assassination. Al Majalla explains.

Amr Emam 05 October 2023
Egypt-Iran reconciliation efforts are inching forward, but Cairo is being careful about it and trying not to upset Washington and Tel Aviv in the process. Majalla

Egypt treads carefully on the path to normalisation with Iran

Egypt-Iran reconciliation efforts are inching forward, but Cairo is being careful about it and trying not to upset Washington and Tel Aviv in the process.

Amr Emam 04 October 2023
A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on July 4, 2015, shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) shaking hands with a security forces member during a visit to the Sinai Peninsula. AFP

IS spectre disappears from Sinai for first time in decade

Al Majalla explains how Egypt's decade-long counter-terrorism campaign has paid off for Egypt, the region and the world.

Amr Emam 01 October 2023
Crowds of mourners, most of them young men. Some carry banners with the portrait of Gamal Abdel Nasser in the streets of Cairo during his funeral. Getty

28 September: A day that rocked the Arab world three different times

In 1961, a coup in Syria effectively ended the UAR; in 1970, Abdel Nasser died, and in 2000, Ariel Sharon entered the Al Aqsa mosque, compound sparking the second intifada.

Sami Moubayed 27 September 2023
Vice President Marshal Abdel-Hakim Amer (2nd from left) salutes while receiving the cheers of crowds while touring Syria's borders with Israel in 1959. AFP

Did Abdel Nasser's right-hand man commit suicide, or was he killed?

Decades after his death, contradicting testimonies over events that transpired when Abdel Hakim Amer supposedly took his own life have surfaced. Al Majalla explores these different accounts.

Sami Moubayed 24 September 2023
Said Shimi has written more than 30 books in Arabic, chronicling his career and journey. Supplied

Cinematographer Said Shimi delves into history and cinema's unsung heroes in latest trilogy

In 'Tales of a Cinematographer: The Strange and the Hidden of Filmmaking,' Shimi takes us behind the scenes of his storied career, mixing personal anecdotes with a rich national history.

Wael Said 23 September 2023
There are promising signs of a national readiness to embrace the technological revolution sweeping the world but can Egypt's labour market accommodate young graduates in the field? Andy Potts

Egypt has embraced AI, but can its labour market accommodate the ambitions of its youth?

There are promising signs of a national readiness to embrace the technological revolution sweeping the world, but will Egyptian youth be able to find jobs in the field? Al Majalla explains.

Marcelle Nasr 21 September 2023
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