The Egyptian stance—at both the popular and official levels—regarding the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran represents a significant manifestation of the political and collective psyches that shape Cairo’s engagement with foreign
From Cairo / Egypt With the successive strikes hitting the Gulf states since the outbreak of the American-Israeli aggression against Iran, many are wondering whether the transformation of these countries
From Cairo / Egypt As the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln plows through the waters of the Middle East, carrying the omens of a military operation that could be
By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt As is its custom, the Middle East remains a volatile landscape, a region in perpetual flux where alliances and strategic calculations shift faster
By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt The announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approving a $35 billion gas export deal to Egypt from the Leviathan natural gas field,
By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt The ongoing war in Sudan between the national army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is no longer a domestic issue. Viewed within
By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt In the early hours of last Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had reached the first phase of a
By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt In his angry reaction to the Israeli attack targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar,
By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt The Palestinian issue has long been a pivotal matter shaping the foreign policy of Gulf Arab states for decades. Official stances of the
By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt The outbreak of the Syrian revolution in 2011 was a major cause of tension in relations between the Gulf states and Syria, which
By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt It appears that the long-simmering dispute between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, which has plagued relations between them for some time, has reached a
By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt It can be argued that U.S. President Donald Trump’s first international tour, early in his presidency, to the three Gulf states—Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
