List of Egypt articles
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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is seen in a circle inside the viewfinder of a camera as he speaks during a news conference. A blurry red recording light is seen to the right. The Rise of the New Spycraft Regimes
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s indictment should remind the West not to underestimate the intelligence capabilities of smaller powers.
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A young man holds up a sign that reads “Save Gaza” in handwritten red paint. He also holds a Palestinian flag as he stands in front of the stone walls of a mosque in Cairo. Cairo Needs Cash and Gazans Need Shelter. Can a Deal Be Brokered?
The war has put Egypt in the spotlight—but taking in Palestinian refugees is fraught.
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman during an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on June 22, 2022. The End of America’s Middle East
The region’s four major countries have all forfeited Washington’s trust.
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A close-up image shows Sisi's face with a serious expression. Egypt’s Sisi Rules by Fear—and Is Ruled by It
By falsely labeling all critics as Muslim Brotherhood shills, the Egyptian president shows how scared he really is.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with fellow BRICS leaders Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a family photo, along with delegates from six nations invited to join the alliance at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg. they stand on a stage and wave and smile. BRICS Expansion Is No Triumph for China
But it is a warning shot for the West to end its strategic slumber in the global south.
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Signs with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s face and the slogan “Long live Egypt” are seen along a road outside Cairo International Airport on May 13. How Sisi Ruined Egypt
The coup leader-turned-president promised Egyptians prosperity, but the country is flat broke.
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A demonstrator waves an Egyptian flag on a rooftop overlooking Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Lessons for the Next Arab Spring
Ten years after Egypt’s coup, Washington has yet to learn that authoritarian stability is an illusion.
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A Sudanese man and child wheel suitcases as they walk across a paved area toward a low beige building. Other people pass by in the background, including more children and a man in a wheelchair. In Sudan, Egypt Faces a Catch-22
But there’s one option for resolving the conflict that just might work.
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An illustration showing Cleopatra from the new Netflix documentary series "Queen Cleopatra," played by Black British actress Adele James. Why Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Has Egypt up in Arms
Western leaders and filmmakers have long denied the link between modern Egypt and its ancient heritage.
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Officials of the General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT) address the crowd during a protest they called for over worsening economic woes and the arrest of a top union official, in Tunisia's second city of Sfax, on Feb. 18. Arab States’ Rigid Economies Are a Ticking Time Bomb
Regimes are rewarding economic insiders and ignoring outsiders at their peril.
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A picture taken on August 25, 2022 shows Egyptian pound, British pound sterling, and US dollar banknotes. The IMF Has Too Many Economists for Its Own Good
The Fund's bailouts for Egypt had one big problem: they weren't designed by country experts.
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A beggar sells tissues along the fence of the historic Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo on Jan. 16. Egypt Needs Democracy to Fix Its Economy
Sisi’s mismanagement has plunged the country into crisis. Both political and economic reform is needed to save it.
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An Egyptian laborer works at a charcoal factory in Egypt's Sharkia governorate, in the fertile Delta north of the capital Cairo, on Jan. 29, 2020. How Egypt Doubled Down on Fossil Fuels by Stifling Dissent
The host of the climate conference is an authoritarian state that depends on dirty energy and forcibly silences its domestic environmentalist movement.
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A protestor wears a sticker on his mouth reading "Climate Justice Now" in front of a demonstration against climate change in central Poznan during the UN Climate Change Conference on December 6, 2008. The Global South Is Done Playing Mr. Nice Guy
Developing countries are finally ready to play hard ball over climate reparations.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference, or COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 1, 2021. Egypt to Host Big U.N. Climate Summit While Muzzling Environmental Activists
COP27 will put Biden’s human rights agenda on a collision course with his climate change agenda.