After years of tension, a handshake between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi last week opened the door to a flurry of back-door diplomacy between…
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday praised Egypt for speaking up strongly on the war in Ukraine and said Cairo had been a key mediator in Gaza.
Biden was speaking as he met Egyptian President…
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gave orders to increase the exceptional bonus to state subsidy cards to 300 Egyptian pounds ($15.62) from 100, according to the state news agency (MENA).
Sisi…
Egypt's new central bank governor, Hassan Abdalla, faces a daunting task as he tries to repair an economy derailed by an overvalued currency, rampant inflation, and a banking system emptied of most…
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) kept its overnight interest rates steady on Thursday, hours after a new governor was named to replace Tarek Amer, who quit unexpectedly on Wednesday.
President…
By their very nature, once-in-a-generation opportunities occur rarely, but their consequences are often felt for decades. Such has been the case with the Muslim Brotherhood’s one year in power in…
Political and partisan forces in Egypt, as well as civil action players in the country, have enthusiastically welcomed the invitation to national dialogue extended by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah…
The appearance the Egyptian actor, Yasser Galal, in the character of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, sparked a state of interaction through social media, with the presentation of the first…
The top U.S. general for forces in the Middle East said on Tuesday that he believed the United States would provide Egypt with F-15 aircraft.
"I think we have good news in that we're going to…
An Egyptian theatrical troupe was established in 2018 to tour the country and to correct wrong perceptions and dispel harmful thinking.
The “Confrontation and Roaming Theater” is affiliated with…
The former Israeli prime minister on the aimless Gaza war, the dangers posed by the far-right, and why he believes Benjamin Netanyahu should be fired as soon as possible.
In her new book 'I Accuse', the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese methodically lays out Israel's countless breaches of international law
A US abstention allowed the vote to pass after three previous vetoes. Since then, Israel has ignored it, and an embarrassed US downplayed its significance, calling it non-binding.
In an interview with Al Majalla, the German Arabist points out the flaws of economic globalisation, which don't necessarily embrace cultural diversity and pluralism nor advance human rights
Joe Biden, Chuck Hagel, and Colin Powell debated with Bashar al-Assad on their intent to get rid of Saddam. In part 5 of a seven-part series, Al Majalla reveals what was discussed for the first time.