Zawahri and Jerusalem

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in a new audio message following a classic pattern, lauds Palestinian attacks in Jerusalem and calls on followers to attack Israel's international backers to hasten the fall of the Jewish state.

Palestine

Porn-watching Egyptian actress arouses passionate debate

The actress Entisar faces trial for allegedly encouraging young men to watch pornographic films to educate themselves before marriage about sex.

Egypt

Egypt elections runoff overshadowed by election fraud

Egypt political parties win the largest proportions of individual seats in the first phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections tainted by allegations of vote-rigging.

Egypt

Why Gaza's brides are getting married via Skype

In light of the ongoing closure of the Rafah crossing, Palestinian couples find themselves forced to get married via Skype in proxy weddings.

Palestine

Egypt’s industrial sector struggles with growing Chinese presence

Faced with various economic challenges, the Egyptian government now has to protect its national industry from Chinese goods, which are both cheaper and made to better suit the population’s needs.

Egypt

Even fatwas don't bring Egyptians out to vote

Religion has become an easily wielded political tool in Egypt, and the country's highest religious institution is now using it to fight low voter turnout in the parliamentary elections.

Egypt

Egypt authorities blame destroyed archaeological sites on citizens' 'lack of cultural awareness'

The Arab Al Hosn area in Greater Cairo, known for its history and ancient relics, is being subjected to vandalism and theft by the area’s residents while authorities stand idly by.

Egypt

Will there ever be a solution to the refugee crisis?

Responses to the migration crisis are becoming increasingly diverse as governments turn a blind eye to the Syrian refugee and other crises.

Egypt

Legendary Cairo cafe reopens

Four months after it closed following the death of its owner, downtown Cairo's Café Riche has become home again to the Arab intellectuals, revolutionaries and politicians who have frequented it since its inception in 1908.

Egypt

Could Egypt be key to political solution in Syria?

The Russian air operation in Syria, the US suspension of its training program for new Syrian rebels and its rapprochement with Iran call for an Egyptian mediation to end the war in Syria.

Saudi Arabia

Egypt's fake mosque problem

For years, Egypt’s Ministry of Religious Endowments has been weeding out dozens of fake mosques that employ thousands of salaried workers paid by the state to do nothing.

Egypt

Hamas tries to make nice with Egypt to focus on intifada

The Egyptian army in Sinai continues its operations against Hamas members, but the movement says it has no interest in clashing with Egypt and has turned its attention to the budding intifada in the West Bank.

Palestine