Egypt appoints controversial UAE hired gun as elections monitor
By James M. Dorsey Egyptian-general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s efforts to lend legitimacy to parliamentary elections…
We are all Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh
Martyr Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh was not, of course, the first victim after 30…
United States: A tale of morals and cruelty
By Mohammed Nosseir There is no doubt that the United States of…
Notes from America: Unlike the Egyptian sniper, ‘American Sniper’ is glorified
By Ahmed Tharwat A day before the fourth anniversary of the 25 January…
Public health challenges in the Middle East
By Dr Cesar Chelala Despite modest growth and poverty reduction, some important…
Violence against women and children costs Egypt $147bn yearly
By Bjørn Lomborg Violence holds a huge cost for our world. Globally,…
Return on equity and bank profitability: Could this exercise help Egyptian economy?
By Ahmed M El-Wahsh Return on Equity (RoE) is an internal performance…
Desalination and the solar solution
By Ahmed S. Nada Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, the late Richard Smalley,…