Well-fed lobbyists and think tank experts do battle over catered lunches—but it's not as sleazy as it sounds.

Like Gamal Mubarak, the once-presumed heir to Egypt's presidency, once was, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seen as the favorite son and natural heir of his ruling father, r…

It may seem that the Egyptian president is losing control of Egyptian politics and society, but he likely never had full control over it in the first place.

Khaled Fahmy criticizes the Egyptian government’s plan to invest money in building a new capital rather than fixing Cairo’s endemic problems. Simon Cordall investigates the social and intellectual a…