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
How solar energy is sparking new business in Egypt Egypt, which currently gets 90% of its energy from fossil fuels, is trying to take advantage of its plentiful sunshine through solar power. Egypt
Egypt's public sculptures hit rock bottom Egyptians have taken to social media to criticize and ridicule a number of newly erected public monuments, which they say are not up to professional artistic levels and disgrace the country’s prestigious history. Egypt
How one Egyptian plans to rev up tourism Software engineer Ali Abdo decided to use his hobby to help his homeland, launching an initiative to encourage people to visit Egypt by riding his motorcycle across the country and taking pictures of touristic sites. Egypt
Jerusalem Copts hope new bishop brings renewed support The small Egyptian Christian community in Jerusalem was pleasantly surprised and encouraged by a visit from Pope Tawadros II. Palestine
Is Netanyahu the 'great gas robber'? Appearing before the Knesset’s Economic Affairs Committee, Benjamin Netanyahu avoided answering questions before pulling out the national security card to defend the current natural gas outline. Egypt
Why are Egypt's advanced degree holders protesting? While some believe that there is no need to appoint master’s and doctoral degree holders in Egypt’s state institutions, others argue the state must benefit from their academic education. Egypt
Why some Syrian refugees see marriage as the only option An increasing number of female Syrian refugees in Egypt are being pushed into marriage to survive harsh conditions. Egypt
Egypt's revolutionary women get their own online museum A new online museum showcases stories of Egyptian women from all walks of life who played a part in the January 25 Revolution. Egypt
Continued conflict clogging up Renaissance Dam negotiations Egypt may have procrastinated itself into a corner as it passively awaits a solution to concerns about how the already-underway Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will affect its water supply. Egypt
How to improve Egypt's media law Abdel Latif El-Menawy, the former head of Egyptian state TV who now heads Al Ghad Al Arabi satellite TV, explained in an interview with Al-Monitor why the Egyptian media has deviated from its role, and what the field needs now. Egypt
Leader of Egypt's winning party outlines what's next In an interview with Al-Monitor, Free Egyptians Party's acting President Essam Khalil discusses the party’s plan following its victory in the first and second stages of the parliamentary elections. Egypt
Will Fatah, Hamas take Egypt's road to unity? Hamadeh Faraneh, a PNC and PCC member, revealed an Egyptian plan to achieve Palestinian unity between Fatah and Hamas, among other goals, and talks details about this in an interview with Al-Monitor. Palestine
