business
Have the IMF’s promises to Egyptians come true?
The IMF did not only promise growth, it also promised inclusive, job-rich growth.
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business • 27 min read
The protection of competition: A suspended verdict
Hadeer El-Mahdawy | The discrepancy in the ECA’s positions on Uber and Glovo leaves questions about the role it plays
4 hours ago
cinema • 25 min read
What Egyptians watch: A quest for the most-watched films since 2011
Abdelrahman Iyad and Islam Salah al-Din | In the face of scarce official data, how can we really tell who's breaking box office records?
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censorship • 10 min read
The project of Mashrou’ Leila
Ahmed Wael | Mashrou' Leila's boundary-pushing and nuanced politics have often put them at odds with authorities.
12 August 2019
satire • 1 min read
Video | Big Brother: Prayer of the fearful
Andeel | This is the fourth episode of the fourth season of Andeel’s satirical series, Big Brother.
12 August 2019
videos • 1 min read
Video | Avant-titre: Road movies
Ahmed Elshebiny | Ahmed Elshebiny uses the recent rise of the Arab road movie to trace the genre's 5 charactertistics
12 August 2019
militant attacks • 7 min read
North Sinai: An assassination, a kidnapping, a security alert and continued bans on goods
Province of Sinai took credit for two incidents that occurred North Sinai last week.
11 August 2019
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aviation • 6 min read
British, German diplomats downplay speculation that Cairo flight suspensions politically motivated
22 July 2019
activist arrests • 8 min read
Prosecution takes up political line in interrogation of several Coalition for Hope defendants, hands down 15-day detention orders
27 June 2019
military coups • 5 min read
Over 30 killed after Sudanese paramilitaries violently disperse protest sit-in in Khartoum
3 June 2019
2014 Constitution • 9 min read
National referendum on constitutional amendments to begin 3 days after parliamentary approval
17 April 2019
 
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Poor Man’s Hajj
Hamada Elrasam and حمادة الرسام
 
 
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Opinion
Alaa Abd El Fattah
Do we really have a Constitution?
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself stuck in a horrendous traffic jam on Qasr al-Aini street for over
6 May 2019
Parastou Hassouri
What 2 new migration compacts tell us about how the world deals with the ‘migration crisis’
There needs to be an international framework for migrants, just as there is for refugees
1 May 2019
Nada Nabil
A star is dead: What to do when your idols are ‘canceled’
“How can you see clearly when you’re looking into the sun? How can an icon be a con?” -Maureen
28 April 2019
 
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The worker’s rock bottom moment
Andeel | Worker: "What do you mean he is going to be BURIED in it?"
26 December 2016
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