US economy contracts in Q1 '25    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    EGP closes high vs. USD on Wednesday    Germany's regional inflation ticks up in April    Taiwan GDP surges on tech demand    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    UNFPA Egypt, Bayer sign agreement to promote reproductive health    Egypt to boost marine protection with new tech partnership    Eygpt's El-Sherbiny directs new cities to brace for adverse weather    CBE governor meets Beijing delegation to discuss economic, financial cooperation    Egypt's investment authority GAFI hosts forum with China to link business, innovation leaders    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's Gypto Pharma, US Dawa Pharmaceuticals sign strategic alliance    Egypt's Foreign Minister calls new Somali counterpart, reaffirms support    "5,000 Years of Civilizational Dialogue" theme for Korea-Egypt 30th anniversary event    Egypt's Al-Sisi, Angola's Lourenço discuss ties, African security in Cairo talks    Egypt's Al-Mashat urges lower borrowing costs, more debt swaps at UN forum    Two new recycling projects launched in Egypt with EGP 1.7bn investment    Egypt's ambassador to Palestine congratulates Al-Sheikh on new senior state role    Egypt pleads before ICJ over Israel's obligations in occupied Palestine    Sudan conflict, bilateral ties dominate talks between Al-Sisi, Al-Burhan in Cairo    Cairo's Madinaty and Katameya Dunes Golf Courses set to host 2025 Pan Arab Golf Championship from May 7-10    Egypt's Ministry of Health launches trachoma elimination campaign in 7 governorates    EHA explores strategic partnership with Türkiye's Modest Group    Between Women Filmmakers' Caravan opens 5th round of Film Consultancy Programme for Arab filmmakers    Fourth Cairo Photo Week set for May, expanding across 14 Downtown locations    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Ancient military commander's tomb unearthed in Ismailia    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM praises ties with Tanzania    Egypt to host global celebration for Grand Egyptian Museum opening on July 3    Ancient Egyptian royal tomb unearthed in Sohag    Egypt hosts World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Somabay for 3rd consecutive year    Egyptian Minister praises Nile Basin consultations, voices GERD concerns    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Emad Mekay
The limits of transparency
The World Bank is sticking with its managing director, Egypt's former minister of investment Mahmoud Mohieldin, as allegations of financial malpractice against him mount, reports Emad Mekay The World Bank, which has often pressed borrowing nations (...)

18 - 08 - 2011
'We are not dictators'
Egypt's transitional military rulers have reiterated pledges to hand over power to a civilian elected government, denying that they are seeking to carve out a role in the country's political life, reports Emad Mekay Answering criticisms that the (...)

28 - 06 - 2011
Empowering the Copts
The United States has been quietly targeting aid to Egypt's Coptic Christians, according to documents obtained by Emad Mekay in Washington The United States has been quietly funnelling millions of dollars from its annual aid budget to Egypt to (...)

16 - 08 - 2007
Fearing the worst
The US turns to Arab leaders to contain Hizbullah, reports Emad Mekay The United States is using authoritarian Arab leaders, who fear that Iran could export its revolutionary political model to their disgruntled populations, as a buffer between the (...)

27 - 07 - 2006
Never wrong
Portrayed as the world's eternal victim, Israel in the eyes of the Americans is unquestioned, even when it is bombing civilians, writes Emad Mekay, in New York For the United States, Israel is always the victim when at conflict with its Arab (...)

20 - 07 - 2006
Conflicting priorities
The US-Oman free trade deal sets the trend for future American-Middle Eastern relations, reports Emad Mekay from Washington Despite protests over Oman's record on labour standards, human rights and the environment, the United States Senate has (...)

06 - 07 - 2006
Corporations that kill
Caterpillar, which supplies the Israeli army, faces questions of conscience as Zionist groups rush to its aid, reports Emad Mekay The parents of a US peace activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer built by the global machinery giant (...)

22 - 06 - 2006
Denied in word, permitted in deed
With the apparent suicide of three detainees in Guantanamo, torture and extraordinary US security practices are again in the public eye, reports Emad Mekay The question posed by a new anti-torture group in an advertisement that appeared in The New (...)

15 - 06 - 2006
Papering the cracks
The Israeli prime minister's visit to Washington sees relations between the two allies in an unusual state of disarray, writes Emad Mekay from the US capital Further isolating the Hamas-run Palestinian Authority, thwarting Iranian nuclear ambitions, (...)

25 - 05 - 2006
Congress told to maintain aid to Egypt
By consistently toeing the US line Cairo is winning friends in Washington, writes Emad Mekay The United States, whose president once called on Egypt to lead the way to democracy and reform in the Middle East, now appears disillusioned with the (...)

25 - 05 - 2006
Different country, same propaganda
The US public is being prepped for war on Iran in ways that echo to ill-fated war on Iraq, writes Emad Mekay The sabre rattling has started and the players look frighteningly similar to those who beat the drums of the ill- fated Iraq war. On (...)

20 - 04 - 2006
Snubbing Dubai
Dubai ports debacle threatens the US trade agenda in the Middle East, writes Emad Mekay from Washington United States Congressional leaders are pressing ahead with new legislation that would give the secretary of defense and the US intelligence (...)

23 - 03 - 2006
The compelling lobby
According to a recent study, the Israel lobby in the US dictates Washington's Middle East policy. Emad Mekay reviews the report The pro-Israel lobby in the United States has manipulated Washington's policies in the Arab and Islamic worlds to the (...)

23 - 03 - 2006
Double dealing
Washington typically takes double standards into the US-India nuclear relations, writes Emad Mekay from Washington The United States-India nuclear energy deal agreed on during a visit by US President George W Bush to New Delhi this week undermines (...)

09 - 03 - 2006
Rumsfeld on the warpath
Rumsfeld to fight it out in the public opinion front, writes Emad Mekay from New York Washington is talking about a more intensified Pentagon campaign to influence global media coverage of the United States, a move that is likely to harden the (...)

02 - 03 - 2006
Aid and abet
Demands that aid to Palestinians be cut following Hamas's victory expose Washington's calls for democracy as a sham, writes Emad Mekay The US, self-styled promoter of democracy in the Middle East, is threatening to punish the Palestinian people for (...)

02 - 02 - 2006
No big deal
WTO deal locks in world trade inequalities, reports Emad Mekay from Hong Kong High-profile world trade talks wrapped up in Honk Kong earlier this week with a modest deal that promises greater economic benefits for rich countries and scant offers for (...)

22 - 12 - 2005
Trade wars
Stalled trade talks are off to a jittery start, reports Emad Mekay from Hong Kong A high-profile meeting that seeks to knock down global trade barriers before international businesses opened in Hong Kong on Tuesday amidst tensions between developing (...)

15 - 12 - 2005
Copts mix cards
A conference that took place in the US last week accused Egypt of persecuting Copts. It also revealed some unsavoury connections, writes Emad Mekay from Washington A controversial US-based conference ended earlier this week with calls for greater US (...)

24 - 11 - 2005
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