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Egypt
Books & arts
Memoirs of a Middle East tragic
Graeme Dobell
12 July 2023
A summing up by an Australian diplomat who loved the Arab world
Correspondents
Keynes comes to Sharm el-Sheikh
Michael Jacobs
16 November 2022
With financing very much on the agenda, small nations are punching above their weight at COP27
From the archive
On being cosmopolitan
Sara Dowse
22 October 2021
In search of his forebears, a writer finds an era of “constructive cosmopolitan complexity”
International
The Islamic state in context
Tarek Osman
10 July 2013
Fears of the emergence of an Islamic state in Egypt or other countries in the region are at odds with thirteen centuries of history, writes
Tarek Osman
Correspondents
Ghosts and demons
Tarek Osman
15 May 2011
Egypt now has to deal with the emergence of forces suppressed by decades of authoritarian rule, writes
Tarek Osman
International
The Middle East after bin Laden
Matthew Gray
5 May 2011
With al Qaeda’s influence already waning in many countries in the Middle East,
Matthew Gray
looks at the likely impact of Osama bin Laden’s death on the…
Books & arts
Oil and water
Matthew Gray
23 March 2011
An important new book helps explain why Saudi Arabia is unlikely to experience the same upheavals as some of its neighbours, writes
Matthew Gray
Correspondents
“Rebooting” Egypt
Tarek Osman
3 March 2011
Egypt’s middle class is determined that the revolution will lead to real change, writes
Tarek Osman
in Cairo
International
Different leaders, different regimes
Matthew Gray
25 February 2011
As much as anything, it’s the complexity of the Middle East that’s become more obvious over the past few weeks, writes
Matthew Gray
Correspondents
Egypt’s next phase: a competition for influence and support
Tarek Osman
9 February 2011
The “eternal brown land” is preparing for a further deluge of political energy in response to decades of growing pressure, writes
Tarek Osman
in Cairo
International
Egypt’s leaders in waiting
Matthew Gray
7 February 2011
Plenty of people are waiting for a chance to replace Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak – whether now or in September – and while each has their weaknesses, most are…