Al-Ahram Weekly - Opinion

Editorial: In favour of the poor

Al-Ahram Weekly Editorial

Widely hailed in political and economic circles as a positive step, the decision is seen by analysts and observers as ...

War and peace at the United Nations

Hussein Haridy

The 78th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations opened in New York on 5 September, with its theme being ...

Media without soul

Lubna Abdel-Aziz

In a period like the present which is so notoriously transitional we need them more than ever. Today’s news story ...

Five scenarios

Abdel-Moneim Said

Iam a member of the Arab generation that lived through the Nakba, the Naksa (or 1967 defeat), and other manifestations ...

Point-blank: Personalise and demonise

Mohamed Salmawy

After the war when the Soviet Union emerged as the new enemy, the West demonised Stalin whose policies also contributed ...

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Nature’s rebellion?

Ahmed Mustafa

On summits and common people

Mahmoud Mohieldin

The annual meetings of the UN General Assembly kicked off this week in New York bringing together the leaders of member ...

Fifty years on: The realities of the October War — II

Khaled Okasha

I n Tel Aviv, Golda Meir, the prime minister of Israel, found herself with only a limited number of ministers (three ...

The empire of deception

Gamal Abdel-Gawad

T he American film “Oppenheimer” tells the story of the production and dropping of the world’s first ...

The lessons of reform

Gamal Abdel-Gawad

Reform only emerges in the wake of a crisis. Reform means change. Individuals often embrace change, even if only as a ...

Fifty years on: The realities of the October War

Khaled Okasha

Half a century separates us from the victorious October War, an event that revealed the brilliance of the Egyptian genius ...

An Arab world of opportunity

Laila Baker

As the Arab world navigates the crises and opportunities of the 21st century, a future of boundless opportunity awaits ...

Citizenship vs sectarianism

Sameh Fawzy

In parallel with the recent economic challenges and the intensified targeting of the Egyptian state, voices known for ...

The diplomacy of economic corridors

Hussein Haridy

On the sidelines of the G20 Summit meeting that took place on 9-10 September in New Delhi, a group of countries within ...

Point-blank: Second wave of liberation

Mohamed Salmawy

Forget outward appearances. Look beyond the repeated rhetoric coming from some African governments that the recent military ...