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  • Houses destroyed in airstrikes in Rafah (on Sunday): Last Hamas-dominated town in the Gaza Strip
    Get out of Gaza

    Exploiting the Palestinians

    In view of the catastrophic situation in Gaza, Palestinians all over the world are trying to get relatives out of the sealed-off enclave. Unscrupulous Egyptian businessmen are cashing in on people's desperation. Qantara.de reports from Cairo

  • A road sign indicating the route to Egypt's Administrative Capital, designed to accommodate six and a half million people
    Egypt's New Capital

    Counter-revolution completed

    With Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's move into his new presidential palace and the inauguration of the new administrative capital, the Egyptian military's counter-revolution of 30 June 2013 is complete

  • EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visits Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo
    EU-Egypt agreement

    Dubious deal with Cairo

    The EU's planned aid for Egypt will primarily serve to prop up authoritarian rule rather than contribute to the country's long-term stability. Additionally, the EU Commission's procedural approach is highly problematic

  • German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip
    Germany's policy on Egypt

    Neither value-driven nor feminist

    Germany's policy on Egypt is based on economic interests and a fear the country may collapse. As a result it contributes to stabilising Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's brutal regime

  • Der Ökonom Shir Hever
    Israeli plans for Gaza

    A Palestinian exodus to Egypt?

    Is the entire population of Gaza to be relocated to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt? This is what a strategy paper by the influential Israeli Misgav Institute envisages. In interview with Qantara.de, German-Israeli economist Shir Hever explains what the plan is all about

  • Egyptians waving an Egyptian flag demonstrate against the Muslim Brother Mohammed Morsi
    Egypt's Muslim Brothers

    "Who determines the future of the Brotherhood remains unclear"

    Since the military coup in Egypt ten years ago, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's government has cracked down on the country's Muslim Brotherhood. Abdelrahman Ayash talks about the impact of this crisis, and how the organisation has evolved since 2013

  • A Palestinian scarf is held aloft amid a sea of hands during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Egypt
    Arab popular support for Gaza

    How pro-Palestinian protests threaten Middle East autocrats

    In some Middle Eastern countries, pro-Palestinian rallies recall pro-democracy protests from 2011. Now, the region's authoritarian leaders are worried the conflict in Gaza could alter the political status quo at home

  • In 2016, Egyptian journalist and writer Ahmed Naji was imprisoned for one year, because his writing allegedly "harmed public morals". His new book "Rotten Evidence" chronicles his journey to and through prison. Darkly humorous, Naji offers vivid insights into the cruel and mundane world of Egyptian prison.
    Egypt's broken justice system

    "My approach was to joke about prison"

    In 2016, Egyptian author Ahmed Naji was imprisoned for one year, his writing allegedly "harming public morals". His new book "Rotten Evidence" chronicles his journey to and through prison. Darkly humorous, it offers vivid insights into the cruel and mundane world of Egyptian prison. Interview by Hannah El-Hitami

  • The United States, European Union, Russia and China want to help end Israel's conflict with Hamas. However, Middle Eastern states are the ones who will need to step up for humanitarian and diplomatic reasons
    Hamas-Israel conflict

    Which nation could mediate over Gaza?

    The United States, European Union, Russia and China want to help end Israel's conflict with Hamas. However, writes Cathrin Schaer, Middle Eastern states are the ones who will need to step up for humanitarian and diplomatic reasons

  • Repression in Sisi's Egypt

    Activists targeted in presidential election run-up

    Egypt's clampdown on political dissent increasingly includes family members of activists living abroad. The Sisi regime has also admitted to leveraging the release of individual political prisoners for financial aid. Jennifer Holleis reports

  • Authoritarian governments often harass and hinder their critics, even if those people are outside the country. As former enemies become friends in the Middle East, will they cooperate to shut down opposition voices?
    Transnational repression

    Why a friendlier Middle East is more dangerous for activists

    Authoritarian governments often harass and hinder their critics, even if those people are outside the country. As former enemies become friends in the Middle East, will they cooperate to shut down opposition voices? By Cathrin Schaer

  • As many as 1,100 supporters of the deposed Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi (pictured) were gunned down on 14 August 2013.
    10 years after Egypt's Rabaa massacre

    Still waiting for justice

    The massacre of protesters in Cairo under Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's watch was one of the worst in modern history – and one of the best documented. But 10 years on, no-one has been held accountable. By Cathrin Schaer

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