Al-Ahram Weekly - Opinion

Washington strikes back

Abdel-Moneim Said

“If the US doesn’t come to the Middle East with fair policies, the Middle East will come to the US in ways ...

Israeli failures and Western credibility

Amr Helmy

I t is almost unimaginable that the Israeli security apparatuses could have succumbed to such catastrophic errors ...

A pause not to be confused with a ceasefire

David Dumke

E gypt, Qatar, and the United States deserve credit for last week’s temporary truce in Gaza. The momentary break ...

A divisive legacy in the Middle East

Hussein Haridy

T he late Egyptian president Anwar Al-Sadat once called him the “miracle worker” when talking about Henry ...

Crisis or opportunity?

Mona Makram Ebeid

U N Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilisations Miguel Moratinos appointed ...

Point-blank: Al-Sisi's initiative

Mohamed Salmawy

I n what is certainly the most forward-looking initiative on the Palestinian cause, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi ...

Editorial: The Palestinian state alternative

Al-Ahram Weekly Editorial

The original four-day truce, which came into effect on Friday, was extended by another two days on Monday, mostly to ...

Just the start

Abdel-Moneim Said

It is impossible to predict what the situation will be like by the time this article reaches readers. What I know ...

Scaremongering on anti-Semitism

Ahmed Mustafa

At times of high tension such as during military conflicts many values can be overlooked, and this can sometimes dilute ...

Dehumanisation of the Palestinians

Azza Radwan Sedky

In a respite from the bombing that will not last long, Israel has maintained its part in the truce in the war on the ...

Wars, weapons, and currencies — III

Mahmoud Mohieldin

T his month has seen important developments in the realm of cryptos and central bank digital currencies. Most observers ...

Camelot in the Middle East

Hussein Haridy

We were in our late teenage years when the youngest US president ever to have held the office entered the White House ...

COP28: An opportunity — If we all play our part

Annalena Baerbock

A farmer in Niger whose fields have dried up due to the heat. A father in Palau who does not know whether his house ...

Point-blank: Who are the terrorists?

Mohamed Salmawy

A foreign diplomat recently asked me to explain why the Arabs sympathise with Palestinian terrorism. I was forced ...

Taking risks for peace

Gary Mason

I was born, grew up, and still live in that sectarian cockpit called Northern Ireland. Those from the British Unionist ...