Al-Ahram Weekly Editorial's Articles

Since the United States and Israel launched their joint military operation against Iran on 28 February, not a day has passed without horrifying developments.

President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi’s candid remarks at the Ramadan Iftar hosted by the Egyptian Armed Forces on Sunday reflect Egypt’s principled position on recent events.

In an interview on Friday US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, said it “would be fine” for Israel to occupy and control the entire Arab world.

The significance of Egypt’s participation in the 39th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union, which closed in Addis Ababa on Sunday, cannot be overstated.

Federal Republic of Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s visit to Cairo this week confirms Egypt’s steadfast position in support of the unity and territorial integrity of Somalia.

The last thing the Middle East can sustain now is another war that threatens to engulf the entire region, with unknown consequences for many years to come.

Egypt agreed to join the recently established Board of Peace headed by US President Donald Trump, last week. The decision confirms the country’s commitment to ending the war in Gaza and establishing security, peace, and stability in the Middle East.

President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi received a letter on Friday from US President Donald Trump offering renewed mediation efforts to solve Egypt’s long-standing dispute with Ethiopia over its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

After two horrific years of criminal war on Gaza which left more than 71,000 Palestinians killed, there was a short living period of optimism as the ceasefire deal mediated by US President Donald Trump in early October appeared to mark the beginning of a new phase of diplomacy to restore stability and start a long process of recovery and rebuilding.

As the Middle East navigates a period of overlapping crises and fragile balance, Yemen once again arrives at a pivotal moment.

The release of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights’ 18th Annual Report takes place at a delicate time.

The next few weeks are likely to determine the fate of the shaky Gaza ceasefire announced in Sharm El-Sheikh following the approval of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan by world leaders two months ago.

The last few days have given Egypt a revealing test of the state’s ability to protect the political will of its citizens. What unfolded across a large number of individual constituencies in the first round of the parliamentary elections was not a sequence of minor irregularities or manageable errors.

Israel’s dangerous military escalation this week, in both Gaza and Lebanon, is an obvious attempt by Netanyahu to set the rules after ceasefire agreements were reached on both fronts.

The Security Council resolution passed on Monday backing US President Donald Trump’s plan to end Israel’s horrific war on the Palestinians in Gaza may be far from ideal.

Egypt is working on multiple fronts to attract hard currency inflows and foreign direct investment (FDI).

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.

One week after the world celebrated the signing of the Sharm El-Sheikh Agreement to end the war in Gaza, it remains difficult to feel that the ceasefire deal mediated by Egypt, the United States, Qatar and Turkey stands on firm ground.

After two painful years of war, bloodshed and unprecedented destruction in Gaza, it finally became possible on Monday to declare from Sharm El-Sheikh, that this dark chapter of the region’s history is over.

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