Al-Ahram Weekly - World

Middle East eyes on Washington

Many Middle East capitals are expecting former US President Donald Trump to win a second term in the Oval Office in November, writes Dina Ezzat

Ominous escalation

Israel carried out air strikes on the Yemeni port of Hodeida last week in retaliation for a Houthi group drone attack on Tel Aviv, writes Mina Adel

Syria’s parliamentary show

The Syrian parliamentary elections last week held no surprises, reports Bassel Oudat

The Amhara’s forgotten war

Conflicts between the Ethiopian government and various ethnic groups in the country threaten to inflame the entire Horn of Africa.

Terrorism hits Oman

A rare terrorist attack in the Sultanate of Oman was claimed by the Islamic State, raising questions about the goals of the group and who might be behind it, reports Ahmed Mustafa

Can Harris succeed where Biden failed?

Age was not the only factor in the withdrawal of US President Joe Biden from the presidential elections, as his policies also played a significant role, writes Manal Lotfy

Cyber nightmare

Though not a cyberattack, last Friday’s IT failure could take weeks to fix, reports Kirellos Abdelmalak

No military solution in Sudan

As international efforts continue to find a political solution to the conflict in Sudan, these have come up against the intentions of the country’s warring parties.

Israel’s massacres continue

Hamas has rebutted Israeli claims that it killed its military leader Mohamed Deif in a massacre at the Al-Mawasi Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip.

Gaza’s unending nightmare

US President Joe Biden’s troubled candidacy in this year’s presidential elections is threatening to postpone the close of the 10-month Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, writes Dina Ezzat

Priorities contested

Judging by the most recent questionnaire, the European Neighbourhood Policy is falling far short of its original objectives, Dina Ezzat reports

French ranks divided

The left’s apparent triumph in France is actually an unprecedented political gridlock, reports Mohamed Badereldin

The inevitable détente

With Erdogan mending fences with the Assad regime, Turkish-Syrian relations are likely to see a qualitative shift, reports Karam Said

Trump’s triumphal drama

The master of political theatre has managed to outmanoeuvre his rival on the US presidential election stage, Manal Lotfy reports

Can Trump save Netanyahu? 

Former US president Donald Trump is unlikely to influence the outcomes of the Israeli war on Gaza or to alter Israel’s fate if he is re-elected in November, writes Ramzy Baroud

‘Gaza death toll could be 186,000’

According to The Lancet, a prestigious UK medical journal, Israel has killed at least eight per cent of Gaza’s population in its ongoing war

Israel turns from Gaza to Lebanon

Israel is bolstering its forces on the northern front in preparation for further battles with the Lebanese Shia group Hizbullah.

An end in sight?

There is cautious optimism as Hamas and Israel edge closer to a deal.

The boycott route

While it doesn’t imply any radical change, writes Manal Lotfy, the triumph of a reformist president in the Iranian election demonstrates Khamenei’s limits

Tunisia’s economic mandate

The economy will be the focus of Tunisia’s upcoming presidential election, reports Kamel Abdallah

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