All past efforts at a political resolution have floundered because the various parties supporting one side or the other in Libya’s civil war have failed to understand the Libyan interior
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Varied initiatives tabled by the UN and European countries on Libya have failed. Now is the time for Libya’s neighbours to coordinate and propose a new way forward
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Turkey’s intervention in Libya threatens to destabilise the entire Mediterranean basin, writes Ziad A Akl
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Egypt’s dilemma in Libya lies between needing to stop Turkish interference while minimising political and geographical divisions in aid of a larger resolution to the conflict
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Football games like other sports activities have been suspended in Egypt in order to halt the spread of the COVID-19, but when can they be restarted, asks Ziad A Akl
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Ramadan is a time in which families and friends gather. But not this year, writes Ziad Akl
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The state and society must work together in designing and implementing strategies to counter the spread of the coronavirus, writes Ziad A Akl
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Recent escalating tensions in the Egyptian domestic football league point to the need for comprehensive reform of the Egyptian football domain
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The Arab Spring took a dark turn in Libya, and nine years later not much has changed
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Cairo’s Zamalek is not just an upscale neighbourhood. It is a mirror of the social and political transformations Egypt underwent in the last 100 years
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The 2011 Revolution politicised football fan groups, but largely by accident. Developments suggest now that they constitute no challenge to the state
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Egypt should adopt a long-term strategy to counter radicalisation using the soft power of society
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Much was achieved in Egyptian politics in 2019, but much will also need to be done in 2020
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While regional alliances are solidifying on both sides of Libya’s bifurcated crisis, the wider international community seems directionless on what to do to assist a political solution
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Where institutional political processes prove exclusionary, even to a degree, segments in society that lack representation will find their own ways to express themselves, writes Ziad Akl
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As much as two recent agreements signed between Turkey and Tripoli’s government resurrect the latter’s tainted legitimacy, they represent a regional challenge that can’t go unaddressed
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The Egyptian state has already recognised the importance of youth. The question now is how to establish a structural programme of youth empowerment in service of society and nation, writes Ziad Akl
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There are important differences between terrorism and radicalisation, as a recent study has revealed, writes Ziad Akl
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The development of sports infrastructure has diverse political and economic benefits, not least as a factor of soft power helping Egypt regain regional and continental influence, writes Ziad Akl
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