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A Hole in the Sky, Mended by a Treaty: The Montreal Protocol and Egypt’s Part in Saving the Ozone Layer
On 16 September the world marks the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, the anniversary of a treaty ratified by every country on Earth that actually worked. From a 1974 scientific paper to the 1987 Montreal signing, Egypt's 1988 ratification and the 2023 Kigali Amendment: the story of a refrigerant cylinder in a technician's hand, and why scientists expect the sky to heal around 2040.
September 16, 2026 · 7 min read
The Arab League: The House of the Arabs, Whose Windows Look Out on Tahrir Square
A few steps from Tahrir Square stands "the House of the Arabs": one of the oldest regional organisations in the world, born in Cairo before the United Nations Charter itself. How do its summits and its secretariat actually work? Why do its resolutions bind only those who accept them? And what lies behind the departure to Tunis and the return home? A tour inside an old neighbour we walk past every day and barely know.
September 2, 2026 · 7 min read
Beneath the Blue Ceiling: How the United Nations Works, and Who Holds the Veto at the Security Council
Every time a crisis flares, you hear that the Security Council has met and that some state has raised its veto. But what actually happens beneath the blue ceiling? A journey from the General Assembly hall to the horseshoe table: how a UN resolution is born, when it binds, how a single word kills it, and where Egypt sits in the picture.
August 26, 2026 · 8 min read
The GERD File Explained: What Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia Each Want
Since 2011 the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has moved through tripartite talks, the African Union and the UN Security Council. A neutral guide to what Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have each actually demanded — and why a binding agreement remains elusive.
August 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Egyptians Abroad: A Diaspora of Millions and a Lifeline of Remittances
From Gulf hospitals to Toronto pharmacies, millions of Egyptians live and work abroad. How large is the diaspora, why are its remittances one of Egypt's top sources of hard currency, and how do football, food and faith keep the ties to home alive across generations?
August 18, 2026 · 5 min read
One River, Eleven Nations: Nile Basin Diplomacy Explained
Egypt draws more than nine tenths of its fresh water from a river shared by eleven countries — and sits last in line. From the 1929 and 1959 agreements to the Nile Basin Initiative and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, here is the map of law, interests and negotiation behind one of Egypt's defining national security files.
August 18, 2026 · 8 min read
The Suez Canal: Egypt's Waterway at the Heart of World Trade
A thin ribbon of water 193 kilometres long carries around a tenth of global seaborne trade. From the digging of 1869 to nationalisation in 1956, the 2015 expansion and the Ever Given grounding, this is the story of the passage that makes Egypt an indispensable node in the world economy.
August 18, 2026 · 8 min read