Amr Emam is a Cairo-based journalist. He has contributed to the San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times and Al-Monitor.

 

Can Egypt ease Red Sea tensions?

A surge in high-level contacts between Egypt and Iran is fuelling speculation in Cairo about whether Egypt can use its soft power to ease tensions in…

Gaza war creates aid dilemma in Sinai

Rafah - There was a rush to get vital supplies into Gaza this week while the ceasefire there held.Trucks carrying humanitarian and relief aid were…