Turkey’s defense giants court Egypt at Alamein Airshow: What to know Three leading Turkish defense companies are participating in the El Alamein Airshow as Ankara seeks new sales and closer military-industrial cooperation with Egypt. Turkey
Newsletter: FutureVerse China holds its ground in Middle East AI race Last Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Egypt for the first time in a decade, with the trip coinciding with efforts by Beijing to expand its AI footprint in the country. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Egypt's Sisi hosts Greece, Cyprus leaders for energy talks: What to know The three-way summit in Cairo follows electricity and gas deals between the three countries as Egypt addresses its gas production struggles. Egypt
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
Analysis How Ethiopia’s new dams test Egypt’s ability to defend its Nile red lines By Eli Siegel-Bernstein
Newsletter: Business & Tech Iran keeps Hormuz reopening on hold By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
Library projects in Egypt bring stories to life Bookmobiles, book-exchange projects and even living "books" are serving Egyptians without access to libraries. Egypt
New Egyptian anti-sexual harassment campaign challenges passive bystanders A new campaign to combat sexual harassment in Egypt encourages bystanders to speak up when they see women being sexually harassed in public. Egypt
Coming soon: Egypt's first film with hearing-impaired cast In a first for Egyptian cinema, director Ahmed Afifi has shot a version of his film in sign language starring hearing-impaired actors. Egypt
Egypt's small farmers left in the dust by Sisi's agricultural project The first round of the 1.5 Million Feddan Project, launched by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to fight unemployment through sustainable agriculture, stirred angry reactions from small farmers who only received 1% of the lands, while the rest was allocated to big companies. Egypt
Egypt to develop major Cairo slum despite concerns of residents Residents of Cairo's Maspero Triangle neighborhood are being asked to vacate their homes to make way for a new development project. Egypt
Can new mosque boost tourism in Egypt resort town? As Egypt officially inaugurates an imposing mosque in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh in the southern Sinai, officials are hoping it can lure tourists back to the region. Egypt
Trump welcomes Egypt’s Sisi 'as is' US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seem to hit it off at the White House, but will Trump come through on the funding Sisi wants? Palestine
Congress rains on Sisi’s parade Lawmakers don’t all share Trump’s fondness for the Egyptian strongman. Egypt
Aswan solar power project brightens Egypt’s energy outlook By 2018, Upper Egypt will be home to Egypt’s largest and first-of-its-kind grid-connected solar power park. Egypt
Will tuition ruling impede American University of Cairo? The American University of Cairo will abide by a court ruling to cancel its decision to collect half of tuition fees in US dollars, but this compliance may jeopardize the university's educational quality in light of the decrease in funding. Egypt
Ineptitude meets low altitude at Arab League summit Few major breakthroughs were reached at this year's Arab League Summit held in Jordan. Saudi Arabia
The story behind Brotherhood’s low-key lobbying before Sisi state visit As Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrives in Washington to meet US President Donald Trump, a previously unpublished document reveals the behind-the-scenes efforts made by the Muslim Brotherhood to keep from being labeled a terrorist group in the United States. Egypt
