Opinion

On the 21st of September, 1991 Armenia regained independence. Since then, our country has constantly been among the states which contributeto a more equitable and peaceful world.

How do you stop a disease you cannot catch? This might sound like a trick question, but millions of lives could be saved around the world each year if more attention were given to answering it.

It has been 21 years since the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001. These attacks are remembered by Americans with sadness and sorrow, as they took away the lives of thousands of innocent people who happened to be at the World Trade Centre in New York, in Pennsylvania, or at the Pentagon building in Washington.

This year’s celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee is a time for reflection as Britain undergoes an unprecedented period in its history, writes Tarek Osman

I am traveling this week to Africa, a vibrant continent that is preparing its future: pushing ahead the digital transformation, making farming more efficient and sustainable, building new infrastructure to reinforce connections between people, shaping the collective security of the continent and investing in Africa’s greatest resource: its youth.

As someone who polls Arab public opinion, I’ve long been a fan of the 1919 King-Crane Commission created by President Woodrow Wilson to assess how the people of the Arab East wanted to be governed in the post-World War I era.

Nevine Mosaad discusses the recommendations of a National Council for Human Rights panel on freedom of creativity and academic freedom

Applying the constitutional provisions on culture and the citizens’ right to access it is the best way to fight extremism.

In 2016, and while the worshippers were finishing their Friday prayers in one of Cairo's mosques, the Imam started praying for the American President Barack Obama. That supplication at the conclusion of the sermon was a surprise to all. Some of the worshipers were less focused, so they started chanting “Amin” before realizing to whom that supplication was. Others were divided between supporters and opponents.

It didn’t take long for Russia’s war in Ukraine to impact Africa. Already grappling with soaring inflation and still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Urban living was once the future of humanity. The future has now fully arrived, with more than half of the world’s population residing or working in cities, contributing to more than 70% of the world’s CO2 emissions.

China hosted a series of BRICS events from June 22nd to 24th, including the BRICS Business Forum, the 14th BRICS Summit and the High-level Dialogue on Global Development.

A few days ago we said good bye to the month of June, which was actually bidding farewell to the first half of the year and welcoming the second half.

More than twenty-five years ago, the European Union and the Mediterranean partners committed to turning the Mediterranean basin into an area of dialogue, exchange, and cooperation, guaranteeing peace, stability, and prosperity.

Abdel-Moneim Said analyses the situation of Arabs in a changing world

Launching a national dialogue in Egypt has been envisaged as a cornerstone towards generating broad public consent over the future of the country and the road to the new republic, which requires the creation of a cohesive and solid common ground to carry out the dialogue on.

The time to commit and act to protect our planet is NOW.

This article aims to launch a dialogue among Egyptian specialists regarding the negative effects of the Russia-Ukraine war economically, politically, regionally and internationally and find ways of addressing them to maximise our benefits.

Former German minister of foreign affairs Joschka Fischer describes Jürgen Habermas as “the philosopher of the new German Republic.”