Newsletter: FutureVerse LEAP’s comeback The fifth edition of the gathering offers a temperature check for the Gulf’s AI ambitions amid fallout from the US-Israel-Iran war. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Xi makes first Egypt visit in decade as Cairo gets caught in US-China AI row China's Huawei last month submitted a bid to build advanced AI data centers and supply more than 2,000 AI chips for Egyptian government systems. Egypt
Analysis How Ethiopia’s new dams test Egypt’s ability to defend its Nile red lines Ethiopia’s water minister has emphasized the country’s plans to move forward with new Blue Nile dam construction, leaving Egypt to contend with the potential fallout. By Eli Siegel-Bernstein
Newsletter: Business & Tech Iran keeps Hormuz reopening on hold Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remained low, with only five commodity vessels transiting the waterway on Tuesday, according to data from maritime tracking firm Kpler. By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
Egypt sees progress in settling Nile issues Cairo appears to be making some headway in realigning with members of the Nile Basin Initiative and resolving its issues with the Entebbe Agreement, seven years after it was signed. Egypt
What are Israel’s Liberman, Fatah’s Dahlan plotting? For former Fatah senior member Mohammed Dahlan, a combination of Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman’s land-swap plan with the integrity of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative could open up negotiations for an Israeli-Palestinian arrangement. Palestine
Tillerson defends White House proposal to cut State budget Secretary of State Rex Tillerson defended the White House’s proposal to slash the State Department budget by almost 30%, a move that could have serious repercussions on Middle East diplomacy. Near East
Why Egyptians lost interest in Mubarak's case Egyptians are speculating about the possible return of ousted President Hosni Mubarak following his acquittal, and are wondering how the current regime will deal with the situation. Egypt
Will Egypt put term limits on Al-Azhar grand imam? Proposals to amend Al-Azhar University's internal regulations are angering senior scholars who might be replaced if the plans are approved. Egypt
Cairo's rich asked to sort waste at home The Egyptian state is trying out a new initiative in Cairo’s well-off neighborhood of Heliopolis, whereby kiosks would buy presorted trash from citizens and then sell it to recycling factories. Egypt
Celebrating garbage the Egyptian way The Garbage Festival teaches Egyptians the value of eco-friendly living and serving society through recycling. Egypt
Is Egypt's new bankruptcy bill enough to lure back investors? The Egyptian government submitted to the parliament a new legislation to regulate cases of bankruptcy to ensure a safe exit for struggling investors in a bid to improve the business environment amid a lingering economic crisis. Egypt
Popular Egyptian TV show takes advantage of social media drama All the world's a stage when it comes to social media, and a new TV series points out why that can be dangerous, while at the same time entertaining Egyptians and garnering high ratings. Egypt
The art of hand clapping makes comeback in Egypt The Arab folk art of hand clapping was on the verge of dying out, but a musical group in Egypt has revived the practice. Egypt
Can Cairo stave off discontent over soaring prices? Egypt walks a tightrope between reforming its economy through austerity measures without having protests over food prices and food availability tip everything over. Egypt
Egyptian initiative encourages young women to travel the world — alone Launched in 2015, the "Travel with Shee" initiative organizes monthly workshops in Cairo and Alexandria to encourage young Egyptian women to ignore social, family and religious constraints and go see the world. Egypt
