Al-Ahram Weekly

Arab futures ­— X

Tarek Osman

The Arab world faces a spectrum of different possible futures after a transitional period of 15 years. The past 15 years ...

An Egyptian-Saudi push for regional security

Amr Hamzawy

The Middle East finds itself at a crossroads, facing a fundamental question: how can the region end the protracted war ...

Egypt’s stabilising role

Ibrahim Negm

We are living in an era characterised by profound uncertainty. Around the globe, societies are grappling with an intensifying ...

Arab futures — IX

Tarek Osman

The previous article in this series discussed the sense of malaise prevailing in large parts of the Arab world today. ...

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Editorial: The reluctant negotiator

Al-Ahram Weekly Editorial

A first step in the right direction

Hussein Haridy

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was officially established in December 1987 after the then Israeli government, ...

How to deal with Trump

Azza Radwan Sedky

The question of how best to deal with US President Donald Trump is looming large on the global stage, as nations and ...

Brave new US

Abdel-Moneim Said

Barely two months since he re-entered the White House, Donald Trump has already brought the US to the threshold of a ...

Statements from the Arab Summit

Ahmed Youssef Ahmed

Last week’s Cairo Summit revived the lustre associated with previous Arab summits since the first was held in Anshas, ...

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Editorial: Summit messages

Al-Ahram Weekly Editorial

Arab futures — VIII

Tarek Osman

Amidst the challenges within the Arab world, the dilution of power at its periphery, and the dynamism of non-Arab projects ...

The US’ credibility is at stake

Azza Radwan Sedky

Barely weeks into the job, and even before he became US president for the second time in January, US President Donald ...

From White House to Lancaster House

Hussein Haridy

The week discussed in this article began on Monday 24 February and ended on Sunday 2 March, and if I were to try to choose ...

The Bahrain Muslim-Muslim Dialogue

Ibrahim Negm

In an era when divisions are often exacerbated by political and ideological disputes, the recently held Muslim-Muslim ...

Point-blank: Survival

Mohamed Salmawy

Thus the Tunisian intellectual Abou Yaareb Marzouki, speaking of a very important document regarding the Arab-Israeli ...

Limelight

Fasting is healing

While the origin of fasting is unknown, it is as natural as eating, sleeping, laughing, and crying. It has been known to man and beast since the beginning of time.

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Fasting is healing

The flavours of Ramadan

Muslims not only refrain from food and drink during the daylight hours, but ideally refrain from the sins of the flesh, ...

‘If winter comes’

Feeling low in winter? The tired brain prefers to focus on winter’s woes and its body’s physical needs, rather ...

It should be spring

It is that mysteriously, magical, many-splendoured thing called love, bewitching and bewildering all mankind. Where ...

Hollywood loves Wicked

“The most wonderful time of the year” may have been ended, but in Hollywood it is just beginning. The holiday ...

What’s in our stars?

With joy in the air we cautiously bask in the light of hope. Our new year started with a bang, chasing out the woes of ...

The bells are ringing

From tower tops, cathedrals, domes and palaces, the rich peals of silver bells will ring in a merry Christmas and a happy ...

Our season of joy

This many splendored season of year’s end is hard to resist. Despite the apathy and lethargy that sucked out our ...

If winter is here

With December here and the new year is near, what are the visions of a better future? Always in pursuit of the unknown, innumerable ...

Only a paper moon

Is there any chance Benjamin Netanyahu and company will be arrested by the International Criminal Court? Not in a million, ...

Illusions of equality

“All men are created equal,” they cried as they etched in stone the greatest constitution of the “greatest ...

The drink that changed the world

If we missed celebrating its international day, 1 October, it is time to make amends. We turn to Africa, “the cradle ...

We love to live

“Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow,” we look forward to every tomorrow. Even though the world is in a ...

Freedom, not democracy

Where is the freedom, long pursued? Where is the democracy, long acclaimed? Reason has taken flight. Filling the gaps ...

Meet the Swifties

Arguably, the biggest celebrity in the world right now is Taylor Swift. In case some have not heard of her, it is time ...

Special

Samir Sobhi (1937-2025): Putting it all together

I never imagined that one day Hani Mustafa, the head of the Layout Department at Al-Ahram Weekly, would call me to request an obituary about Samir Sobhi, one of the founding pillars of the newspaper and the founding head of the Layout Department.

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Samir Sobhi (1937-2025): Putting it all together

Lectures

Don’t miss "Entertainment in Middle East History: The Serious Business of Leisure and Fun" history seminar at TCC

American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus History Department Conference Room 2144 Wed 9 April, 1– 2pm: "History ...

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Don’t miss "Entertainment in Middle East History: The Serious Business of Leisure and Fun" history seminar at TCC

Music and dance

Don’t miss harpist Manal Mohieddin’s concert at the Cairo Opera House

Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373 Fri 28, 9.30pm: A Ramadan evening features the Talents ...

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Don’t miss harpist Manal Mohieddin’s concert at the Cairo Opera House

Sports

Almost there

Midway through the African qualifications for the 2026 World Cup, Egypt top their group by five points, writes Alaa Abdel-Ghani

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Almost there