Mahmoud Salem Mahmoud Salem is a writer and an analyst. On Twitter: @Sandmonkey Egypt | Jul 15, 2023 ALM Feature Twitter or Threads? Egypt's activists join but not sold on Meta's idea yet Activists weigh concerns about misogyny and chaos on the pre-existing platform vs. censorship and data collection on Meta's new offering. Egypt | Jun 20, 2023 Egypt's dog breed ban leaves owners scrambling to save their pets Only 10 dog breeds to be permitted in Egypt without "safety inspection" under measure prompted by high-profile case earlier this year. Sudan | Apr 22, 2023 Analysis Meet Sudan's web of warlords, foreign backers and their tangled alignments A look at the various players in the fighting that has exploded in Sudan paints a much richer picture than what some call a proxy war. Egypt | Sep 22, 2014 Egypt's border with Libya, Sudan ripe for Islamic State expansion Egypt’s border regions with Libya and Sudan lack government control, and are perfect ground for would-be jihadists to conduct smuggling and build up their strength. Qatar | Aug 26, 2014 What Egypt lost in the Al Jazeera trial The sham sentences handed out to Al Jazeera journalists have done more damage to Egypt’s reputation than any propaganda cell could have. Palestine | Aug 19, 2014 How Sisi won the Gaza-Israel conflict Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appears to be achieving his objectives out of the Gaza-Israel war as Cairo steers cease-fire talks according to its interests. Egypt | Jul 18, 2014 Why Islamic State's caliphate is trouble for Egypt If the Islamic State's caliphate survives, it will attract Egyptian Islamists and others wishing to rebel against Sisi's vision of a nationalist Egyptian state. Egypt | Jun 22, 2014 Egypt's kangaroo courts The Egyptian legal system is characterized, increasingly since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's election victory, by unfair sentencing whereby judges prevent defendants to attend their court hearings and sentence "in absentia." Egypt | Jun 8, 2014 Egypt's post-election scorecard: losers and winners With Abdel Fattah al-Sisi assuming the presidency, a stocktaking of Egypt’s political landscape reveals some surprising winners and losers. Egypt | May 28, 2014 Sisi's camouflage campaign unravels in election's final hours Despite his imminent victory, the mirage campaign of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his supporters was shown to be a failure by the embarrassingly low voter turnout. Pagination Show more Latest News Israel demolishes home of alleged Palestinian attacker Agence France-Presse | AFP | Aug 8, 2023 Baguettes fall victim to Tunisia's economic crisis by Ezer Mnasri and Francoise Kadri | AFP | Aug 7, 2023 Thousands of US sailors, Marines reach Red Sea after Iran tensions by Hashem Osseiran | AFP | Aug 7, 2023 See more Podcasts Turkey's ratification of Sweden's NATO membership not enough to secure Congressional approval for F-16s, says Hellenic American Leadership Council chief Endy Zemenides See more
Egypt | Jul 15, 2023 ALM Feature Twitter or Threads? Egypt's activists join but not sold on Meta's idea yet Activists weigh concerns about misogyny and chaos on the pre-existing platform vs. censorship and data collection on Meta's new offering.
Egypt | Jun 20, 2023 Egypt's dog breed ban leaves owners scrambling to save their pets Only 10 dog breeds to be permitted in Egypt without "safety inspection" under measure prompted by high-profile case earlier this year.
Sudan | Apr 22, 2023 Analysis Meet Sudan's web of warlords, foreign backers and their tangled alignments A look at the various players in the fighting that has exploded in Sudan paints a much richer picture than what some call a proxy war.
Egypt | Sep 22, 2014 Egypt's border with Libya, Sudan ripe for Islamic State expansion Egypt’s border regions with Libya and Sudan lack government control, and are perfect ground for would-be jihadists to conduct smuggling and build up their strength.
Qatar | Aug 26, 2014 What Egypt lost in the Al Jazeera trial The sham sentences handed out to Al Jazeera journalists have done more damage to Egypt’s reputation than any propaganda cell could have.
Palestine | Aug 19, 2014 How Sisi won the Gaza-Israel conflict Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appears to be achieving his objectives out of the Gaza-Israel war as Cairo steers cease-fire talks according to its interests.
Egypt | Jul 18, 2014 Why Islamic State's caliphate is trouble for Egypt If the Islamic State's caliphate survives, it will attract Egyptian Islamists and others wishing to rebel against Sisi's vision of a nationalist Egyptian state.
Egypt | Jun 22, 2014 Egypt's kangaroo courts The Egyptian legal system is characterized, increasingly since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's election victory, by unfair sentencing whereby judges prevent defendants to attend their court hearings and sentence "in absentia."
Egypt | Jun 8, 2014 Egypt's post-election scorecard: losers and winners With Abdel Fattah al-Sisi assuming the presidency, a stocktaking of Egypt’s political landscape reveals some surprising winners and losers.
Egypt | May 28, 2014 Sisi's camouflage campaign unravels in election's final hours Despite his imminent victory, the mirage campaign of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his supporters was shown to be a failure by the embarrassingly low voter turnout.
Baguettes fall victim to Tunisia's economic crisis by Ezer Mnasri and Francoise Kadri | AFP | Aug 7, 2023
Thousands of US sailors, Marines reach Red Sea after Iran tensions by Hashem Osseiran | AFP | Aug 7, 2023
Turkey's ratification of Sweden's NATO membership not enough to secure Congressional approval for F-16s, says Hellenic American Leadership Council chief Endy Zemenides
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