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When giants meet

Hussein Haridy

The recent summit in South Korea between Trump and Xi succeeded in averting major escalation in a tariffs war.

Red Sea and Houthis

Eman Ragab

Despite the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Agreement, the Houthis have not declared an end to their threats against maritime traffic.

Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights retains top ‘A’ accreditation

Noha Bakr

The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), which operates under the authority of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), has officially confirmed the continued accreditation of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) at “A” status as of 5 November 2025.

Editorial: Collapse in Sudan

Al-Ahram Weekly Editorial

The capture of Al-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) marks a dark and decisive turning point in Sudan’s devastating civil war, ongoing since 15 April, 2023.

Can Palestinians and Israelis coexist?

Amr Hamzawy

Coexistence and sustainable peace between Palestinians and Israelis must be based on mutual recognition, justice, dignity, and security for both peoples.

Hail the nation state

Abdel-Moneim Said

Abdel-Moneim Said repurposes the political science concept of confidence-building measures.

After the Grand Egyptian Museum’s Opening: Reclaiming Egypt’s Stolen Heritage

Ahmed Kandil

At COP30, Brazil Champions a Simple Idea: You Can’t Save the Planet Without Lifting Its People

Paulino Franco de Carvalho Neto

As world leaders gather in Belém for the COP30 climate summit, a city at the mouth of the mighty Amazon, they are confronted by a powerful truth.

Japan and the Grand Egyptian Museum

Walid M. Abdelnasser

The opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) represents a significant and historic Egyptian and global event of profound importance and meaning in more than one respect.

The GEM opens: The sentiment on Egyptian streets

Noha Bakr

The Egyptian sentiment surrounding the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum was multifaceted, blending immense national pride with optimistic economic expectations.

The Egyptian Civilization and How We Can Continue Enriching It

Mouneer Hanna Anis

These days, we celebrate the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum — a global landmark that immortalizes the greatest and oldest civilization known to humankind, the civilization of our ancient Egyptian ancestors.

Reinvigorating Multilateralism: The UN at 80 and Egypt’s Enduring Role

Elena Panova

As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, we celebrate more than endurance — we reflect on relevance. The UN was never meant to be a monument to history but a living instrument of hope, born of crisis, designed to serve “we the peoples.”

The Grand Egyptian Museum, a landmark for history

Ioannis Kotoulas

The opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum is a landmark event for history and culture.

New gifts of the Nile

Ezzat Ibrahim

The GEM conveys the message that history is not frozen in time, but is alive and inseparable from identity.

Egypt’s Grand Museum: New dawn for the civilization that shaped the world

Omar Amer Youssef

Today, at the foot of the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt opens the doors of the Grand Egyptian Museum, a moment that marks not only the inauguration of a cultural landmark but the renewal of a dialogue that has shaped humanity for thousands of years.

The Meeting of Past, Present, and Future : The Grand Egyptian Museum

Hossam Badrawi

Out of that beautiful abundance, a dream was born: that Egypt should build a new museum worthy of the vastness of its history - one that would present its antiquities through a modern scientific and philosophical lens, preserving the past while speaking to the future.

The Grand Egyptian Museum: Honouring Japan’s enduring support

Hatem Y. Ezz Eldin Mahmoud

As Egypt prepares to inaugurate the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the world’s largest archaeological museum, it is fitting to reflect on the cooperation, vision, and friendship that made this national project possible.

Arab Jews again: Why Israel cannot escape its future

Mohamed Mabrouk

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, history is everything. And it’s not working for the benefit of the Zionist project in the ancient land of Palestine.

Trump’s Asian tour: Reassurance for allies or deterrence for rivals?

Ahmed Kandil

There are journeys that make the news and others that make history. President Donald Trump’s recent tour of Asia was one of the latter.

Palestinian factions and the burden of history

Mohamed Ibrahim Eldawiry

The question that will continue to echo long after Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is: What have the Palestinian factions achieved for the Palestinian cause?