Newsletter: FutureVerse LEAP’s comeback The fifth edition of the gathering offers a temperature check for the Gulf’s AI ambitions amid fallout from the US-Israel-Iran war. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Xi makes first Egypt visit in decade as Cairo gets caught in US-China AI row China's Huawei last month submitted a bid to build advanced AI data centers and supply more than 2,000 AI chips for Egyptian government systems. Egypt
Analysis How Ethiopia’s new dams test Egypt’s ability to defend its Nile red lines Ethiopia’s water minister has emphasized the country’s plans to move forward with new Blue Nile dam construction, leaving Egypt to contend with the potential fallout. By Eli Siegel-Bernstein
Newsletter: Business & Tech Iran keeps Hormuz reopening on hold Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remained low, with only five commodity vessels transiting the waterway on Tuesday, according to data from maritime tracking firm Kpler. By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
Egyptians divided as Sisi continues to extend state of emergency Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended a nationwide state of emergency for the fifth time since April 2017, as some questioned the necessity of this move. Egypt
Egyptian activist creates music from garbage “Music has logic, and anything can make a sound,” says Shady Rabab, who received a UN prize for addressing poverty and waste management in Egypt by making musical instruments from trash and training young people in a band. Egypt
Sisi critics, supporters face off online Tensions are running high in Egypt after the government raised prices of fuel and cooking gas — and as the June 30 anniversary approaches, the authorities are taking no chances and have deployed added security. Egypt
Egyptian artist portrays soccer stars as saints Proud Egyptians have been putting the faces of their soccer team on everything from T-shirts to Ramadan lanterns, but when an artist decided to paint them as saints, all hell broke loose. Egypt
Egyptian women look to boost presence in police force Although women have made increasing progress in entering Egypt’s police force, they still face many obstacles. Egypt
Congress presses Egypt on injured US citizen Congress wants Cairo to compensate an American citizen who was grievously injured when Egyptian security forces attacked a tourist group with US-made weapons. Egypt
Sisi surrounds himself with generals in latest Cabinet reshuffle The Egyptian government has seen a major Cabinet reshuffle, with most of the newly appointed ministers coming from a military background. Egypt
Can pay raises placate Egyptians amid fuel, electricity price hikes? The Egyptian government has announced an increase in pay and pensions for civil servants before it lifts subsidies on electricity and fuel. Egypt
Film about Egyptian superstar a hit everywhere but Egypt In Europe, Iranian director Shirin Neshat’s "Looking for Oum Kulthum" is seen as a landmark artistic collaboration across the Middle East, but Egyptian critics are unimpressed with its historical inaccuracies. Egypt
Will smaller plates help prevent Egypt's food waste? The Egyptian Food Bank has been cooperating with Egypt's hospitality industry to get surplus food to people in need, but this is only part of the huge problem of food waste. Egypt
Egypt to comb black-sand deposits for hidden riches Major new deals and projects with foreign companies to extract valuable minerals from Egypt's black sand promise to create more jobs and enhance local industries. Egypt
Leave room for private sector to flourish, IMF advises Egypt The International Monetary Fund is cautioning Egypt not to allow its military-affiliated businesses to grow even larger at the expense of the private sector. Egypt
