Political changes in Egypt over the past three years have shifted the country’s international economic relations, writes Sherine Abdel-Razek
2014 marked a farewell to a turbulent decade, but it could be replaced by an even more chaotic one, writes Salah Nasrawi
The first two steps of Egypt’s three-part roadmap, adopted in July 2013, have been implemented. But what of the third, asks Gamal Essam El-Din
Egypt is seeking a far more nuanced foreign policy than was pursued under Mubarak or Morsi, writes Doaa El-Bey
A bad year for Islamists: Amany Maged reviews their performance in 2014
Ahmed Eleiba examines Egypt’s shifting terrorist map
Desperate to gain a foothold in the upcoming parliament, political parties are scrambling to form alliances, writes Gamal Essam El-Din
Egypt’s media sector is larger and more influential than it has ever been, but professional standards are still falling prey to political interests and sensationalism, writes Yasser Abdel-Aziz
Ahmed Morsy reviews the state of human rights over the last year
Ahmed Eleiba traces changes in Egypt’s armament supply map
This year saw the state play a key role in efforts to revive the economy, with the private sector apparently taking a back seat, writes Niveen Wahish
A higher standard of living was one of the demands of Egyptians who took to the streets almost four years ago, but has life in the country improved, asks Sherine Abdel-Razek
The removal of some subsidies made changes in the ration-card system inevitable, says Mona El-Fiqi
Ahmed Eleiba reviews the current roll call of violent militant and jihadist groups across the Arab region
Rather than seeing the continent’s militant Islamist movements as isolated incidents, policy-makers and social scientists have started to see patterns and a common thread, writes Gamal Nkrumah
The catastrophic Syrian conflict morphed into overlapping wars, mostly fought by proxies, and now international forces are entering into the fray, writes Bassel Oudat from Damascus
Violence and political deadlock exacerbated the chaos in Iraq this year, writes Salah Nasrawi
Houthi rebels are defying government forces on various fronts and Iran’s influence in Yemen seems to be on the rise, writes Medhat Al-Zahed
Libya tipped over the precipice into open civil war in 2014, with the country divided between east and west and two conflicts raging, writes Kamel Abdallah
Israel’s attempts to separate Gaza from the West Bank is part of its strategy to encourage a piecemeal solution to the Palestinian question, writes Mohamed Gomaa
Hopes of ending the violence in Sudan have not been realised because of the country’s partition, writes Hani Raslan
Nigeria and Senegal have shown that Ebola is not an invincible adversary, using policies that should be extended to other West African countries, writes Gamal Nkrumah
From former US president Carter to the Islamic State, US foreign policy in the Arab region has been grounded on 35 years of building US military bases and sowing disaster, writes David Vine
Flashes of hope brightened the African scene in 2014 despite many formidable problems, writes Haytham Nuri
Minority rights in the Arab world are ultimately a matter of recognising equal citizenship, writes Dina Ezzat
So much can happen in soccer and much of it happened this year, including some great upsets, writes Alaa Abdel-Ghani
The perception of a broken bridge between East and West has become a reality for many Americans, a view not shared by most Arabs, writes Jamil I Toubbeh
The Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists spent most of the year further alienating the people who once voted for them, writes Ammar Ali Hassan
After 30 June, Egyptian diplomacy was challenged internationally and regionally as never before, writes Hussein Haridy
Al-Ahram Weekly highlights nine independent centres of culture in Cairo, where the celebration and creation of music, films and art are part of everyday life
What place will Egypt occupy on the emerging regional map? And how are the contours of a post-revolutionary society shaping up? Shaden Shehab quizzes prominent analyst Al-Sayed Yassin
Every time a land feature changes, a border shifts or a property changes hands, land surveyors spring into action, Egypt’s top cartographer tells Nader Habib
The government is determined to put an end to traffic congestion and the high number of road accidents, adviser to the Ministry of Transport Osama Okail tells Niveen Wahish
Rasha Saad asks one of Egypt’s most famous psychiatrists how to stay sane during these crazy times
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Tourism in Egypt is on the path to recovery despite all the challenges it has faced, writes Nevine El-Aref
The war against terrorism in Sinai is not only necessary for Egyptian national security, but is also vital for the security of the region as a whole, write Mohamed Ibrahim, Sobhi Esseila and Ahmed Eleiba
As work begins on the ambitious development project of the Suez Canal, Samir Sobhi looks back on the history of the original waterway
Egypt has a long and distinguished student movement that has been responsible for some of the most important events in the country’s history, writes Mohamed Bassiouni
Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections may see a division between the Islamists and civic forces filling the vacuum left by the Mubarak’s regime’s former ruling party, writes Heba Sewilam
The disintegration of Iraq is the result of US policies that have been devoid of coherence or real comprehension, writes Dahr Jamail
At first glance, the fossil-fuel factor in the recent outbreaks of tension and fighting in the Middle East may not seem evident, but in reality these conflicts are part of an energy war, writes Michael Klare
With the holy month now well under way, Samir Sobhi remembers three historical accounts of Ramadan
The Obama administration is, it appears, considering responding to the crisis in Iraq in the only way it knows how: with bombs, cruise missiles and drones, writes Tom Engelhardt
Conflicts and natural disasters generate an array of international responses that typically blend political interests with humanitarian concerns, writes Khaled Hanafi
After the decades of hardship experienced by Egypt’s slum-dwellers, can new plans to develop the informal areas resolve one of the country’s most intractable problems, asks Gihan Shahine
The conflict in Syria has added urgency and intensity to the work of the country’s artists, writes Bassel Oudat from Damascus
The world should be more focused on human rights abuses in Iraq, writes Salah Nasrawi
Hopes for NGO regulations that meet international standards have been stymied since the January 2011 Revolution, writes Alyaa Hamed
The outbreak of the Ebola pandemic in West Africa has prompted a worldwide scare and a UN resolution declaring it a threat to international peace and security. Gamal Nkrumah examines the controversy surrounding the virus
Could the proposed Congo-Nile project, an attempt to join the Nile and Congo Rivers in South Sudan, be the answer to Egypt’s water crisis, asks Gamal Nkrumah
Egypt and Panama have ambitious plans for the future of the Suez and Panama canals, seeing them as important motors of national development, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Recent reports by international organisations warn that food insecurity in the Middle East is growing. Egypt is no exception, writes Gihan Shahine
As the government phases out subsidies on fossil fuels, experts are weighing the merits of alternative sources of energy, reports Hayat Yehia
A year of dramatic situations and occasional violence could be a source of depression for Egypt’s young people. But this has not been the case, says Amira El-Noshokaty
Farah El-Akkad samples a slice of Alexandria’s heritage