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Nesmahar Sayed speaks to veteran Egyptian army officer Adel Massoud about his participation in the 1960s Yemen War and its implications for the present conflict in the country

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The Israeli school system caters to the best interests of the Israeli state rather than to those of the country’s Palestinians, writes Mona Bieling

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Who is the more repugnant, Trump or Clinton? This is the question American voters are being asked to decide in the US presidential elections, writes Jeremy Salt

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In order to defeat Daesh, it needs to be properly understood, and this will require the patient study of the source materials on it, writes Ammar Ali Hassan

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Analysts and supporters of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani are beginning to ask whether he will win a second term in next year’s elections in Iran, writes Jonathan Steele

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The Muslim Brotherhood now has branches or associated groups in most of the major European countries, pre-eminently Germany, France and the UK, writes Tarek Dahroug

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Without jihadi allies, the Islamic State group will find it increasingly difficult to hold onto the governments it has built and the territory it has captured, writes William McCants

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The Al-Nusra Front’s apparent split from Al-Qaeda is merely an attempt to keep the US away from a Russian alliance that would rain bombs on them both, writes Gareth Porter

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Egypt’s young people played a crucial role in the 25 January Revolution, but they have largely failed to be part of a national project for democratic change since, writes Samir Al-Sayed

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Rumours about the reuse of syringes and other instruments in Egypt’s hospitals have led to renewed concerns about hospital-acquired infections, writes Rasha Geddah

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Young people in Egypt sometimes blame a lack of vacancies and employers’ exaggerated expectations for unemployment, while employers blame it on young people’s lack of the necessary skills, writes Zeinab Sami

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Efforts are being made to increase investment in agriculture as a way of reducing Egypt’s yawning food gap, writes Nader Noureddin

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Ahmed Mahdiexamines the impact of US President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory on the Middle East

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Egypt’s sugar shortage has been taking its toll on local industry, provoking debate over government plans to meet the challenge, writes Hayat Hussein

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The recent tragedy of illegal migrants drowning off the coast of Egypt has shown that illegal migration is increasing, suggesting that the state must take urgent measures to curb it, writes Gihan Shahine

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Recent years have seen an increase in harassment in Egyptian schools, but NGOs, parents and others have also been mobilising against it, writes Farah El-Akkad

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Egypt’s economy does not depend on oil, but plummeting global oil prices have contradictory macroeconomic implications for the country, writes Zeinab Sami

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Democratic Party candidate in the US presidential elections Hillary Clinton has been trying to impress her strong personality on American voters, but has been dogged by scandal, writes Ahmed Mahdi

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Despite government efforts to combat human trafficking, it remains a significant problem in Egypt, writes Gihan Shahine