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Two factors explain China’s achievement of near parity. First, China has an aggressive, coherent national policy to reach self-sufficiency and technical superiority across the entire digital technology stack, from semiconductor capital equipment and AI processors to hardware products and AI models – and in both commercial and military applications...

I will initially strive to maintain a presumption of good faith when addressing the remarks made by US President Donald Trump during his 25 January statement aboard Air Force One regarding the displacement of Gaza’s population.

A few days separate us from the return of President Donald Trump to the White House for a second term.

On 27 December 2024, the renowned Al-Ahram Institution embarked on its 150th year — a century and a half of journalism, culture, literature, opinion, analysis, and documentation.

Many observers of the Israeli-Palestinian issue may agree that the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, launched on 7 October 2023, marked a shift from a stage of "uncertainty" to one of "clarity", with this new stage characterized by deliberate policies and well-defined actions.

In early 2024, the Middle East seemed to have reached a low point, particularly concerning the Arab World.

The barbaric attack in New Orleans, which claimed ten innocent lives and left many others injured, is a stark reminder of humanity’s capacity for cruelty.

I watch the news, scroll through social media, and ask myself what I wish for in the New Year. I want to witness a genuine transformation in Egypt's lifestyle and development, which would protect our nation from the turmoil surrounding us.


Almost one-third of the global population today is not getting the nutrients and micronutrients they need to thrive and, in some cases, survive.
What happens in the United States does not stay in the United States. The global economy depends on America to act as a main engine of growth, and global financial markets depend on US investors’ outsize appetite for risk.
Vietnam's economic rise did not happen overnight but was a good and comprehensive result of the bold economic reforms it adopted.
The collective moral failure of the West to stop or even slow Israel from carrying out its ongoing genocide in Gaza will be felt around the world for year’s to come and no amount of strongly worded statements will ever redeem it.
As mediators exert efforts to secure the release of Israeli captives in Gaza, they need to tell the world about Palestinian captives in Israeli prisons as well.
Ukraine has turned to drone warfare as it faces mounting challenges in its ongoing conflict with Russia, signaling a shift in tactics that raises questions about the effectiveness of its counteroffensive.
In the realm of developmental experiments spanning decades, visionary leaders play a pivotal role in shaping their trajectories.
The agreement opens new windows for trade and investment that allow us to deal as peers with alternative partner countries according to the criterion of mutual interest.
As glorious and catchy as BRICS sounds, it is important to question its ‘effectiveness’
The agreement reached between President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia on the Ethiopian Dam represents a new ray of hope.

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