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’s parliamentary 'circus' will not be going live The Egyptian parliament apparently is so embarrassed by some members’ behavior that it has temporarily banned live media broadcasts of its sessions. Egypt
Egyptian calligrapher finds joy in making others happy A Coptic Christian calligrapher in Upper Egypt is putting his artistic talent to use for all faiths. Egypt
Can new initiative put an end to abuse at Egyptian orphanages? Amid mounting concerns over abuse and mistreatment, the Egyptian Social Solidarity Ministry has recently launched an initiative to end the violations committed at orphanages and other child care centers throughout the country. Egypt
MP Sadat is 'prepared to pay the price' to defend justice in Egypt Member of parliament Mohamed Anwar Esmat al-Sadat talks with Al-Monitor about the state of human rights in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood and the future of parliament. Egypt
Potential solutions to Egypt-Ethiopia dam dispute remain murky Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan — embroiled in a dispute over Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam project — agree on hiring a new consulting company, but not much else. Egypt
Can Egypt's new parliament review 330 laws in 15 days? According to Egypt's constitution, the country's newly elected parliament — meeting for the first time Jan. 10 — has only 15 days to review over 330 laws issued since the last parliament was dissolved. Egypt
Egypt MP says neglect of Nubians' role 'crime against human history' In an interview with Al-Monitor, Yassine Abdel Sabour, the first MP for the Nubian people in the new Egyptian parliament, stresses his commitment to advancing the rights of his people in the legislature. Egypt
Egypt security forces raid art gallery, theater in lead-up to Jan. 25 anniversary The recent closure of a number of cultural and youth oriented establishments in Egypt came just weeks before the January 25 Revolution anniversary, with the concerned ministries exchanging accusations of being behind the raids and closures. Egypt
Why one Egyptian MP wants to send his colleagues back to school MP Mohammed Anwar Sadat has called for the establishment of an academy to educate new legislators in a variety of fields, but not everyone is pleased with the proposal. Egypt
Will Saudi agricultural investments in Sudan leave Egypt high and dry? Experts say Egypt can’t afford to remain stoic about Sudan’s ever-rising water needs. Saudi Arabia
Head of Egypt's Wafd Party denounces electoral bribery Wafd Party leader Sayyid al-Badawi maintains that bribery and fraud in the recent elections are viable threats that strike at the very heart of Egypt's unstable political life. Egypt
NGO bill sparks controversy in Egypt A new civil society organizations law may be passed in Egypt that will allow the state to impose restrictions on their funding and freeze their activities under the pretext of violation of public morals. Egypt
