The fight for control of the Eastern Mediterranean’s oil and gas resources could be the catalyst for further conflict in the region, writes Hany Ghoraba Hany Ghoraba – Al-Ahram Weekly The vast discoveries of natural gas that have recently been made in the Eastern Mediterranean have sparked new forms of struggle and at …
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Rahim El-Keshky The debate over whether Ashraf Marwan had been working for or against the State of Israel has been an Israeli–Israeli conflict since the Agranat Commission was established in November of 1973. One seeking the truth need not look outside Israeli reports, analysis, and official documents. Until this day, …
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Rashid Khalidi – Ahramonline September 13, 2018, marks 25 years since the first of the Oslo Accords was signed by Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the White House lawn amid great fanfare. Many Palestinians hoped that they would finally be free of …
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Many of the challenges that face Egypt’s tourism sector have not yet been solved. Amina Khairy Tourism for Egypt is not just a breath of fresh air that adds a bit of revenue or a touch of elegance. Instead, it is and always will be the backbone of the Egyptian …
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Opponents of US President Donald Trump are stepping up their campaign against him, opening the way to possible impeachment. Mostafa Waly Last week saw a new chapter in America’s modern political history. The unprecedentedly fierce and targeted campaign launched against a sitting president was pushed further by two more strikes …
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Many unusual stories relate to the discovery of the Pharaoh Khufu’s Solar Boat on the Pyramids Plateau in Giza, writes Zahi Hawass. Egyptology is an exciting and rewarding field, and every discovery has a story behind it. The discovery of the Solar Boat of the Pharaoh Khufu in 1954 is one …
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Egypt needs fewer children, more political will, and the end of ultra-conservative dominance to solve the problem of its ever-growing population, writes Amina Khairy* Call it a bomb, regard it as an explosion, turn a blind eye to it or consider it as a blessing that cannot be stopped, but …
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Mohamed Salmawy It upset me to learn that the eminent literary critic Ceza Qassem called Naguib Mahfouz a “coward” — on the same day as the 12th anniversary of his death, moreover. In fact, that accusation has been reiterated for some time, albeit in less blunt ways, by members of …
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Published: 7 August 2018 Country: UK By Eline Jeanne Boris Johnson, the UK’s former foreign secretary, wrote a piece for the Telegraph about Denmark’s recent burka ban, and whether we should adopt the same laws in the UK. Upon reading the title of the piece, which claims that Denmark has …
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Published: 4 April 2018 Country: UK By Eline Jeanne The past few days have seen the media reporting heavily on Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party, with a focus on antisemitism. This was triggered by a Facebook comment posted a few years ago by Corbyn underneath an image of …
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