Egypt moves toward criminalizing child marriage

Many parents in rural Egypt feel no obligation to educate their daughters and instead seek to marry them off early; rights advocates want to put an end to the harmful tradition.

Egypt

Why Hamas should thank Netanyahu

The Netanyahu government has done its fair share to strengthen Hamas as part of its efforts to weaken Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and distance the possibility of peacefully resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Palestine

What's behind Cairo's call to unify expatriate groups?

Egypt’s minister of immigration and expatriate affairs called for the unification of entities representing the Egyptian diaspora abroad under one association, an idea that was objected to by some given the obstacles it would face.

Egypt

Who will control Gaza forces?

An Egyptian proposal for a Fatah-Hamas joint security council in the Gaza Strip could pave the way for Palestinian reconciliation.

Palestine

How Egypt’s opposition is countering Sisi ahead of presidential vote

The sentence issued against Egyptian lawyer Khaled Ali, who intends to run in the 2018 presidential elections, comes after opposition factions announced the launch of talks to agree on a consensual candidate to run against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Egypt

Qatari crisis seeps into UNESCO elections

The Qatari crisis has cast a shadow across the election of UNESCO's next director-general with competing candidates from Egypt and Qatar.

Saudi Arabia

How Sinai tribes are helping Cairo fight IS

Musa al-Dalah, the spokesman for the Tarabin tribe and one of the most prominent participants in the Sinai tribes’ battle against extremism, speaks to Al-Monitor about the tribal gains and losses in this battle.

Palestine

University's new dress code makes waves in Egypt

Alexandria University has instituted a campus dress code forbidding ripped and close-fitting clothing as well as religious wear, to mixed reactions.

Egypt

Israel bets against Palestinian unity

Israel's intelligence community does not think a Fatah-Hamas reconciliation will last in the long run, and the current Israeli government hopes it is right.

Palestine

US, Israel on standby as Egypt pushes Palestinian reconciliation

The United States and Israel are laying low while Egypt tries to end the rift between Fatah and Hamas, which Cairo sees as an obstacle to regional peace and security.

Palestine

Sisi launches academy to train Egypt's next generation of politicians

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has established a national academy aimed at training young people to enter political life, but some are questioning the real intention.

Egypt

Egypt aims to amend rules for revoking citizenship

The government has approved a proposal to amend Egypt's nationality law, but some fear the amendments might be targeting the regime's opponents.

Egypt