Why Egypt is now getting involved in South Sudan

Egypt oversaw the successful signing of a deal to unify the Sudan People's Liberation Movement after it achieved similar foreign policy successes in neighboring countries such as Palestine and Libya.

Palestine

Culture Alert: Fashion, books and photography in December

The Middle Eastern cultural calendar for the end of the year includes a book fair in Beirut, a modest-dress fashion event in Dubai and a cartoon biennial in Tehran.

Egypt

Is Trump's Mideast initiative one-sided?

Palestinians worry that US President Donald Trump is pressuring the pragmatic Sunni leadership to accept an American plan that would be closer to the Israeli position than to the Palestinian one.

Saudi Arabia

Inside Egypt’s first nuclear school

Dozens of students are set to start their training at Egypt’s new technical school for peaceful nuclear technology in El Dabaa, which some see as useless given the high number of technical schools spread across the country.

Egypt

'Rape of Proserpina' stirs hornet’s nest in Egypt

The image of an Italian baroque statue posted to social media has rekindled the debate in Egypt on whether Islam allows naked figures.

Egypt

Egypt flexes its mediation muscle in Lebanon crisis

During an emergency meeting in Cairo, the Arab League condemned Iran’s meddling in Arab affairs.

Saudi Arabia

Women’s battle with Egypt’s State Council continues

The State Council refused to look into an appeal to appoint women as judges, despite constitutional texts stressing the equality between men and women in assuming public posts.

Egypt

Will Egypt run out of water?

How will Cairo manage the risk of endangering its historic water share following the failure of the Egyptian and Ethiopian negotiations on the construction of the Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile?

Egypt

Sinai massacre forebodes more violence

Egypt's Sinai Peninsula may be in store for more terrorism as the latest attack that left more than 300 people dead at al-Rawda Sufi mosque could be a sign of things to come from militant groups in the area.

Egypt

Hamas' survival strategy

Fixing Palestinian elections for 2018 offers Hamas some time to negotiate the preservation of its military forces in the Gaza Strip.

Palestine

Cairo women ride in peace with first female bus driver

New driver Umm Abdalla's all-female passengers can breathe easy as she navigates her full-size bus through Giza traffic.

Egypt

Why Netanyahu actually supports Palestinian reconciliation

Israel has yet to decide whether Palestinian reconciliation is good or bad for its national strategic interests.

Palestine