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Opinion| Inauguration of Taliban
It is clear that the G7 summit, with the participation of Turkey and Qatar, was a prelude to the inauguration of the Taliban government internationally, and the beginning of dealing with it as a Sunni Islamist political entity based on the idea of jihad to run the country of Afghanistan with its geographical, political and …
Opinion| Promoting healthy development of platform economy and sharing digital dividend
As we all know, China has the world’s largest mobile Internet and the second largest digital economy. With the popularization of Internet technology, China’s platform economy has developed rapidly. New forms and models of business have emerged one after another, playing an important role in promoting high-quality economic development and meeting the people’s ever-growing needs for …
Opinion| Refugee crisis between humanity and the evasion of responsibility
The recent events in Afghanistan have triggered the refugee crisis once again, more ferocious than ever. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 3.5 million people are currently displaced from Afghanistan due to the deteriorating security situation in the country. This staggering number raises the fear of countries neighbouring Afghanistan, especially …
Opinion| Baghdad summit to calm crises
Baghdad has hosted a summit in which the majority of participants had different orientations and goals, and even historical heritages. Despite these differences, this event could be described as the summit of calming crises. The Egyptian representation at the Baghdad summit came at the highest level, the President himself. This affirmed the “Egyptian-Iraqi-Jordanian” alliance, seen …
Opinion| It is science that gives humanity hope in fighting the pandemic
Scientists are warning that the world has entered a dangerous new phase of the pandemic, with the World Health Organization reporting in early August new infections globally spiking up 80% over the previous four weeks, driven by the more transmissible and deadly Delta variant which has been found in over 130 countries since it was first …
Opinion| Activating the Egyptian initiative to calm the situation in Palestine
Egypt has taken a new step to reach a permanent stability in the Gaza Strip, bring peace between the conflicting Palestinian factions, and reunite the Palestinians. This is to create the atmosphere to reach the peace that everyone desires, except for some parties that seek to impose their extremist vision and make themselves a regional …
Opinion | Tibet’s progress a powerful message for Western naysayers
Nearly 3.65 million people live in the Tibet region, up 21.52 percent from 2010. Over 86 percent of the population is Tibetan.
Opinion| Taliban gangs rule Afghanistan
The collapse of the Afghan government at the hands of the Taliban gangs leading to the fall of Kabul reminded me of the fall of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, at the hands of US forces nearly 20 years ago. Both events were broadcast exclusively by the Qatari Al-Jazeera TV network, with no mention about how …
Opinion| US-Turkish relations and the Afghan migrant crisis
Once again, tensions in US-Turkish relations are resurfacing, announcing the continued deterioration of relations in the coming years. This is despite the common interests between the two countries, especially in the Middle East, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s attempts to improve relations with US President Joe Biden. This apparent contradiction is mainly due to …
Opinion| Fall of Afghanistan
In fact, I do not know whether the American withdrawal took place under the pretext that it does not want its forces to remain fighting forever there, or is it the kiss of life for the center of political and jihadist Islam, which has been faltering since the Egyptian revolution on 30 June 2013, which removed the Brotherhood from ruling Egypt.
Opinion| US arms sales to Taiwan — dirty deal, dangerous provocation
The U.S. State Department recently staged another dangerous provocation against China by approving an arms sales deal worth 750 million U.S. dollars to Taiwan, an inalienable part of China’s territory.Washington’s flagrant move grossly violated the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiques, particularly the Aug. 17 Communique, all of which the …
Opinion| US-China relations between Trump’s arrogance and Biden’s maneuvers
Indeed, the Chinese news agency reported that the dialogue is most welcome and is expected to lead to tangible progress. But at the same time, the agency stressed that to make the talks between the two sides fruitful, the US side must stop demonizing China and work with China to put in place a set of protective barriers for the long-term development between the two countries.
Opinion| Egypt and Turkish ambitions
Ankara is making many attempts to restore relations with Cairo, as Erdogan takes advantage of any occasion to talk about Egypt and its people with love and affection, sending visible and hidden messages that he wishes for the return of friendly relations between the two countries. However, Cairo has a completely different opinion. Egypt does …
Opinion| Broadway returns with political theatrical show on racism
During a long period of absence, the lights of all theatres across the US were completely dimmed for more than 18 months due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, threatening the theatre industry in general. It has now finally been decided to resume theatrical performances from September. However, as expected, the Broadway theatre decided that …
Opinion| Live your life
Egypt remains strong-willed in face of Ethiopian dam crisis
Opinion| Egypt’s role in promoting intercultural dialogue and supporting world peace
The issue of world peace and the promotion of a culture of dialogue, not violence, has become in our contemporary world one of the most important issues of concern to all mankind. This comes especially since the idea of dialogue between different cultures, and the acceptance of the other, has declined in recent decades due …
Opinion| Egypt’s New Administrative Capital and support for real estate developers
There are developers that are racing against time, and others that do not have a presence in reality. Many are lost, without a clue on how to do anything.
Opinion| Egypt and the advancement of the African economy
Egypt is enhancing cooperation with its brothers in Africa in all fields, especially economic and development, confirming its keenness to complete its active role in its regional environment. This also aims to achieve African integration, revitalise trade between the countries of the continent, and integrate it into the global trade system. Egypt seeks to become …
Opinion| Can business work for both people and the planet? They Must
It has been more than six years since the governments of the world adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and almost five years to the day since they signed on to the Paris Climate Agreement. Big corporations said they would align their business practices towards sustainability. How have they done? There has been a lot …
Opinion| Trump and Biden’s war to assassinate democracy
American democracy has become more threatened than ever before, after it was, for two entire centuries, an example and a living model to be emulated. In fact, democracy, in general, is suffering from a crisis, especially after the protests by the yellow jackets in France and the implementation of Brexit in the UK. Nevertheless, the …
Opinion| Ethiopia and the UN Security Council
Perhaps within hours, a meeting of the UN Security Council will be held, to discuss the dispute between Egypt and Sudan on the one hand, and Ethiopia on the other, regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that is being built on the Blue Nile. It seems that Addis Ababa is not interested in the …
Opinion| Extreme right in West and ISIS are two sides of same coin
The recent murder of a Muslim family in Canada by a terrorist belonging to the far-right renewed protests demanding practical measures to curb hate crimes against Muslims. The demonstrations engulfed 11 cities, including Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, as well as Calgary, Edmonton, and Kitchener, in addition to London, Ontario, which witnessed the crime. …
Opinion| 7th International Day of Yoga highlights ancient practice’s wellness benefits
Since 2015, the International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on 21 June. Even though Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years in India, it was only in 2014 that efforts by the Government of India to give formal recognition to Yoga globally were met with success. The proposal to celebrate International …
Opinion| Egypt’s crucial messages to Turkey
The Libyan crisis is solved yet, with no significant optimism for settlement after the Berlin II Conference, which came to a conclusion a few days ago. Egypt succeeded in thwarting Turkey’s plan, which is that the Dbeiba government will expel all foreign forces and mercenaries, except for the Turkish forces. This is based …
Opinion| A global model to tackle violence against women
In the early months of the pandemic, the United Nations (UN) projected that quarantines and lockdowns could lead to a shocking 15 million additional cases of gender-based violence every three months. Sadly, those predictions appear to be coming true.
Opinion| US presidents between emancipation of slaves and political exploitation
While President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on 1 January 1863, it applied only to people in the Confederate states, and not to those enslaved in Union-controlled territories.
Opinion| Ethiopia elections
The Tigray region was excluded from the upcoming elections as it recovers from a military operation against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which was recently designated by the central government as a terrorist movement.
Opinion| Shaw Festival raises issue of silent racism in Canada
It includes works written during or around Shaw’s lifetime (1856-1950). The festival also focuses on classic American plays that achieved great success at the time of their presentation, and still resonate today.
opinion| Havana Syndrome and the coming wars
There are defining moments and events in history, when the world may become completely different from what it was before this event. But in recent years, we have lived unprecedented experiences that generated repercussions where it has not yet been determined how humans will deal with in the future.
Opinion| Historic decisions to empower women in Egypt
This will achieve full equality between men and women in assuming positions at all judicial bodies, so that there would be no need to file lawsuits to reach this equality.