Of the several memoirs that came out for this year’s Cairo International Book Fair, two show the turbulent politics of the ...

The Prime Minister’s domestic popularity has rebounded to pre-October 7th levels, despite his refusal to prioritize a hostage deal in Gaza. We commonly associate the writer with the land of his ...

18-year-old King Farouk I. On returning to Egypt to be crowned, the young King chose a commoner as his intended bride, pert little 16-year-old Sasi Naz Zulfikar, daughter of a palace lady-in ...

King Farouk has never liked his demagogue Prime Minister, Nahas Pasha, has twice fired him from the premiership. Farouk’s father, old King Fuad I, felt the same way about Nahas. He also sacked ...