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
The lost promise of Turkey-Egypt relations Though Turkish-Egyptian relations have sunk to new lows with the reciprocal removal of ambassadors, ties between the two countries once promised economic and strategic development. Egypt
Egyptian activists protest military trials in new draft constitution The approval of an amendment by a constitutional committee allowing military trials for civilians is considered a setback by democracy activists. Egypt
Jews from Arab countries: the forgotten refugees A UN conference addresses the status of Jews from Arab states who were expelled from their homeland after the creation of the state of Israel. Palestine
Egypt’s students fuel anti-government protests In the wake of the June 30 ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, student movements have once again reasserted their role as a driving force behind anti-government protests. Egypt
World Bank vice president surveys regional economies An exclusive interview with Inger Andersen, vice president of the Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank. Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood's bankrupt 'strategic vision' The Muslim Brotherhood's latest statement, and offer of dialogue, is rife with dull redundancy. Egypt
Egypt’s old and new battle over revolutionary discourse The Mohamed Mahmoud Street protests mark the first attempt by nonpartisan revolutionaries to reclaim the narrative that has been hijacked by the military and the Muslim Brotherhood. Egypt
Where is 'Democracy Brigade' to fight sectarian terrorists? The proliferation of sectarian violence overwhelms the region, which needs a democratic backlash. Saudi Arabia
Who decides how to rank Arab women? A recent report by Thomson Reuters ranking Arab women is laden with Western cultural stereotypes of Arabs. Egypt
Egypt and Israel spar over Gaza as Sinai crisis escalates Egypt-Hamas ties have plummeted while Israel seeks to keep a lid on Gaza. Palestine
Egypt’s 'Muslim Sisterhood' moves from social work to politics Following the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi and the arrest of Egyptian Brotherhood leaders, the "Muslim Sisterhood," the female branch of the Brotherhood, has taken on a more prominent political role. Egypt
Young Egyptians reclaim Tahrir Square, trash monument Young Egyptian revolutionaries express their frustration with Egypt’s past and present rulers. Egypt
