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The Mercedes story

This week has been full of contradictory talk around rumours that Mercedes-Benz…

Mohamed Aboul-Fotouh Mohamed Aboul-Fotouh

Opinion: Moscow won’t let Ukraine go

Ukraine declared independence 25 years ago. The Soviet Union was beyond saving.…

Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle

With mosques under surveillance, IS turns to soccer for recruitment

Abu Otaiba, the nom du guerre of a self-taught imam and Islamic…

James Dorsey James Dorsey

Apart from state repression, why has democracy failed in Egypt?

­­­The only authentic attempt to establish democracy in Egypt—the revolt against Mubarak…

Mohammed Nosseir Mohammed Nosseir

Suicide Squad marks the suicide of superhero movies

  Long gone are the days when Hollywood could produce a decent…

Ahmed El Goarany Ahmed El Goarany

‘Us’ v ‘them’

It has been just over three years since the dispersal of the…

Mohanad Elsangary Mohanad Elsangary

Mohamed Khan: knight of the defeated

Mohamed Khan has died?! This was the question of denial that followed…

Nahed Salah Nahed Salah

The Rabaa dispersal: a distorted dilemma?

Three years ago, on 14 August, the last thing anyone expected to…

Kareem Megahed Kareem Megahed

Egypt’s parliament and expectations for legal reform: franchising law

Private sector development is still a huge challenge for Egypt’s economy. The…

Radwa Elsaman Radwa Elsaman

The IMF loan: a possible success or failure?

Some people adopt points of view based on a somewhat ideological basis.…

Moataz Bellah Abdel-Fattah Moataz Bellah Abdel-Fattah