Ahmed Morsy examines what happened in the bloody tribal conflict in Aswan
Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahi both secured the required number of endorsements for their presidential bids. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
A court ruling upholding the three-year prison sentences against three prominent 25 January Revolution activists provokes angry reactions from political parties and youth movements. Khaled Dawoud reports
Egypt is shifting from being a gas exporter to a gas importer and a user of highly polluting coal, writes Sherine Abdel-Razek
The appointment of Prince Muqrin Bin Abdel-Aziz as Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince has set a significant precedent in the kingdom, writes Ahmed Eleiba
A week from today, Algerians will go to the polls to elect their president from amongst six candidates, with the incumbent Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika expected to win by a landslide. Al-Ahram Weekly profiles the contenders
Interim President Adli Mansour is expected to ratify legislative amendments targeting crimes. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Ahmed Morsy checks the atmosphere at notary offices, where citizens are registering recommendation forms for hopeful presidential candidates
What can Egypt’s next president learn from his predecessors, asks Dina Ezzat
Interior Ministry security guards will be present in front of Cairo University’s main gates but not inside the campus, reports Reem Leila
The political and strategic benefits of the Renaissance Dam to Ethiopia exceed its development objectives, reports Doaa El-Bey
While Syria’s opposition is making plans for post-regime reform, it has little idea of how to bring down the current regime, writes Bassel Oudat
Lebanon’s presidential elections highlight fractures in the country’s Christian community and the circumscribed power of the church, writes Hassan Al-Qishawi
Frustrated by the lack of progress in peace talks with the Israelis, Mahmoud Abbas got the ball rolling to joining key UN bodies, to the chagrin of Tel Aviv, writes Ahmed Al-Sayed from Gaza
The Modern Pentathlon World Cup Two successfully drew to a close at the Police Academy in Cairo. Ghada Abdel-Kader reports
With school exams soon upon us, Gihan Shahine explores ways to help mothers motivate their children
Many factors contributed to the ruling Justice and Development Party winning the recent Turkish municipal elections, with its longer-term victory being far from assured, writes Galal Nassar
Some say that allowing the Muslim Brotherhood to have continued in power would have spared Egypt terrorism. In reality, the Brotherhood had planned for Egypt bigger disasters, writes Ammar Ali Hassan
Zionists rail against the boycott movement because it is gathering pace in the fight against racism and injustice where craven world leaders have failed, writes Stuart Littlewood from London
The British government’s announcement that it will probe the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood is indicative of a shift in London in the face of new Arab alliances, writes Hussein Haridy
Al-Sisi’s campaign advisors should not import concepts and ploys from abroad that have nothing to do with the dire circumstances Egypt faces, writes Mohamed Salmawy
The removal of individual donor limits on campaign financing opens the way for politics to be controlled exclusively by the wealthy, writes James Zogby
The changes that happened in Egypt might have been long coming, but when they came there was no going back, writes Samir Sobhi
The return of electricity cuts points to structural problems that changing faces in the government alone cannot address, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
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The Beautiful Egypt Project was launched to sow seeds of culture all over the country, reports Nevine El-Aref reports
Ati Metwaly celebrates a film tradition transported onto the formal stage
Reviewed by Soha Hesham Sameh Fathi, Prophets in World Cinema, 2014, Cairo: Sahara, pp120
Rania Khallaf watches the vigorous interaction of watercolours
Reviewed by Gamal Nkruma Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, New York: Random House, 2013. pp.336
A replica of Tutankhamun’s tomb will open soon at the entrance to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, writes Nevine El-Aref
Catch a Harasser and other similar groups are taking concrete steps to deal with the problem of sexual harassment, reports Reem Leila
Al-Ahram Weekly newspaper is seeking a part-time proofreader
The French writer Gaston Migeon left an unforgettable picture of Cairo just over a century ago, writes Samir Sobhi
A dozen Egyptian women are on this year’s list of the most powerful Arab women, the inheritors of a long tradition of fighting for women’s freedoms, writes Samir Sobhi
With experts predicting increasing problems of water scarcity in Egypt, now is the time for blue-sky thinking, writes Samir Sobhi
Examination of the Muslim Brotherhood’s one-year rule in Egypt casts doubt on the organisation’s claim to be democratic and Islamic, writes Heba Sewilam
World War I that engulfed Europe and the Middle East 100 years ago brought a new way of life to Egypt, writes Samir Sobhi
Looking back to 1950, Samir Sobhi finds that Egypt was already suffering from some familiar problems
Nourhan Riad reflects on the 25th anniversary of the first Palestinian Intifada — a moment of uprising that also saw Israel’s self-serving propaganda unravel
What kind of help can Egypt offer Uganda, asks Khaled Al-Fiqi as he takes photos of the beautiful country
A badge of rank and education, the wearing of the tarboush was widespread among the Egyptian middle classes until the middle decades of the last century, writes Samir Sobhi
As the Committee of Fifty tasked to write the draft of the country’s new constitution starts its work, Ahmed Al-Naggar examines some of its most controversial articles
Many of Egypt’s problems can be traced back to its underfunded education system, writes Hayat Hussein
Though it started as a peaceful uprising against the regime, the Syrian conflict has now attracted dozens of armed groups to the country from across the region, writes Ahmed Eleiba
The Syrian refugee problem may now be the worst the world has seen since the end of World War II, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
Commemorative events have already started in many European countries to mark the outbreak of the First World War. But few of them are looking at its Middle Eastern course and consequences, writes David Tresilian
Social justice was a main demand of the 25 January Revolution, but revolutionary hopes for a just society have soured over the past three years, writes Gihan Shahine
The government has been taking the side of capital against labour for the past forty years. Could this be about to change, asks Hayat Hussein
Three years after the 25 January Revolution we are in a different world, a different Egypt, and one fashioned by the events of the past three years, writes Ismail Serageldin
Egypt’s Nubians are divided over the country’s new constitution that acknowledges their “right to return” to their ancestral homelands, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Turkey’s relations with Syria have been falling to pieces since the beginning of the Syrian conflict three years ago, leaving Ankara to ponder its options, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
The deaths of more than 300 migrants hoping to enter the European Union late last year have drawn renewed attention to Europe’s policy on illegal immigration, writes David Tresilian in Paris
Whoever said beauty and nature don’t mix, asks Aya Nader
Farah El-Akkad samples a slice of Alexandria’s heritage