Unheard of since World War II, military hostilities in the heart of Europe set the tone for a difficult year. From political polarisation to the economic fallout of a war on the heels of a pandemic, 2022 saw the whole world scrambling for cover
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Egypt and the US have an enduring strategic relationship given Egypt’s nature as the cultural, historical and geographical centre of the Arab world, General Kenneth F. McKenzie, commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), said in an exclusive interview with Ahram Online.
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The ambiguous nature of political, economic, and technological developments over the past 12 months has compounded the burdens shouldered by citizens around the world, and will continue to do so into 2022 and beyond.
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What would have happened had the 30 June Revolution not occurred? Ezzat Ibrahim details some bleak scenarios
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Should the Muslim Brotherhood be successful in promoting false ideas about its aims and methods to the new administration in Washington, this will only strengthen the threat of terrorism worldwide
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The victory of a grassroots candidate in the recent parliamentary elections has brought hopes of greater maturity in the country’s political practice
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The new Biden administration in the US needs to pursue positive relations with Egypt and to engage in constructive dialogue to reach joint understandings on common interests
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The new Biden administration in the United States must not look to previous policies on the Middle East given the scale of the changes that have taken place in the region, writes Ezzat Ibrahim
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How could US relations with Egypt and the Middle East change in the wake of this week’s US presidential elections, asks Ezzat Ibrahim
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The current elections to Egypt’s House of Representatives indicate developments on the ground on which to build a renewed democratic path
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America’s swing states will decide who will win the US presidential elections on 3 November, with both candidates now focusing their campaigns on winning over key constituencies
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Could the upset that took place in the 2016 US presidential elections when Donald Trump won the presidency despite losing the popular vote happen again in November
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Under heavy clamour in the international arena in 2019, the term “populism” came out of the domain of political science, and into the public sphere
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Discussions were held last week between NATO’s divisions and the Egyptian press as part of celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the organisation’s foundation, writes Ezzat Ibrahim and Ahmed Eleiba from Brussels
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Ezzat Ibrahim assesses the outcomes of the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
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As the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly opens in New York this week, Arab League Ambassador to the UN Maged Abdel-Fattah Abdel-Aziz tells Al-Ahram Weekly what to expect from League members in the meetings
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