Hamas, Fatah ignore elephant in the room, for now

Egypt believes that building trust between Hamas and Fatah should precede clarifying the remaining difficult issues between them, such as what to do about Hamas’ military wing.

Palestine

With evacuations looming, 'de-escalation zone' announced for south Damascus

New "de-escalation" initiative presents new status quo for south Damascus suburbs, but how will it work?

Egypt

Can cinema help Egypt’s overpopulation problem?

With the 2017 census raising discussion of overpopulation in Egypt, a debate has ensued on whether movies have and can help create awareness of the need for family planning?

Egypt

Egypt holds training camps for imams to uproot terrorism

Egypt's imams are trained by Al-Azhar to spread moderate teachings and recognize extremist behavior among youths in order to curb ideologies that encourage terrorism.

Egypt

Polarization increases in Egypt as election draws near

Efforts to launch President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's re-election bid are underway in Egypt amid fears that he will only face, by hook or by crook, a token opposition.

Egypt

How Egyptian activists are trying to curb polygamy

A number of activists launched a Facebook campaign to add a new condition in marriage contracts, requiring the first wife’s permission for her husband’s second marriage.

Egypt

Hasm claims embassy bombing in Cairo, may be looking to expand

The Hasm movement in Egypt has been behind attacks against figures close to the regime, but since it said it perpetrated the Myanmar Embassy attack in Cairo, authorities are looking at the group's potential to grow.

Egypt

With imports and deficit down, are things looking up for Egypt?

Some in Egypt see a decline in imports and decreased trade deficit as temporary phenomena, while others believe it to be an opportunity to develop the country's industrial base.

Egypt

Is Egypt's parliament going after beauty queens?

Egyptian lawmakers have called for the banning of the Miss Egypt Pageant until a law can be issued to provide government oversight for beauty contests.

Egypt

'Nile Hilton Incident' tops box offices everywhere but Egypt

Egyptian-Swedish Tarik Saleh’s award-winning noir thriller offers both a glimpse into Egyptian police corruption and the expanding power of the state security forces over the art world.

Egypt

Syrian refugee athletes struggle to get back in the game

Some Syrian competitors in the martial arts who fled the war and now live in Egypt have established their own sports clubs to help other Syrian athletes based in Egypt get back into competitions.

Egypt

Egypt’s army destroys Sinai homes to expand Gaza buffer

The Egyptian army is bulldozing the homes of citizens in the Egyptian city of Rafah as part of a plan to build a buffer zone with the Gaza Strip, with no alternative plan to relocate the citizens who are left homeless.

Egypt