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
Sisi on corruption in local governments: 'What can I do about it?' With the enactment of a new law on local governments, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hopes to curb corruption in municipalities. Egypt
Can new 'women’s government' advance gender equality in Egypt? The Egyptian Heritage and Traditional Arts Association has launched a “parallel government” comprising almost entirely of women in a move aimed at promoting public participation of female figures in the country. Egypt
How one initiative aims to help Egypt's most vulnerable women A new initiative called “Belonging to Egypt” hopes to improve conditions in the country’s slums by focusing on improving the situation for women in these areas. Egypt
Play spotlights hardships of hearing-impaired in Egypt A popular new play integrates the deaf community into the art world while calling attention to the plight faced by millions of hearing-impaired Egyptians. Egypt
Can this mystical musical tradition make comeback in Egypt? Some Egyptian artists are attempting to revive Zar folk music, believed to have been brought to Egypt from Ethiopia and Sudan. Egypt
Is North Korea supplying arms to Palestinian factions? The Palestinian resistance factions are seeking to conclude weapons deals with Russia, North Korea and China through the black market, yet some say a recent display of weapons was merely for propaganda purposes. Palestine
Egyptian authorities ban social media satire pages Egyptian satirists and the public figures they mock play a cat-and-mouse game on the internet. Egypt
Three years on, wounds of Egypt's deadly sit-in dispersals linger Many protesters who had participated in the Rabaa al-Adawiya Square sit-in continue to suffer emotionally and physically following the violent dispersal by the police on July 3, 2013. Egypt
Egypt’s state TV under fire after suspending anchorwomen until they shed pounds Despite once being a victim of discrimination herself, the head of an Egyptian broadcasters' union has forced eight female public employees off the air, demanding they lose weight. Egypt
North Sinai students face extremes to reach their dreams As school resumes, dedicated students in volatile North Sinai have more to worry about than homework. Egypt
Egypt’s Dar al-Kiswah — a monument turned into a dump After Egypt stopped producing the Kaaba’s kiswah in 1961, the centuries-old site of production now lies in a state of utter neglect amid calls for renovation by nearby residents and experts. Saudi Arabia
Who's behind assassination attempt on former Egyptian mufti? Egypt may not have enough evidence to accuse Turkey for the assassination attempt on former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, but they have enough to inflame tensions between the two countries. Egypt
