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The $30m Egyptian pyramids tourism rebrand
News, Sherif Tarek, Published on 12/06/2025
» Some 2.5 million people visit the Pyramids of Giza each year with hopes of an epic experience befitting one of the World's Seven Wonders. But for decades, a trip to Egypt's most famous tourist spot meant battling crowds and parrying aggressive hawkers.
Mitigating the climate costs of AI
Oped, Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Published on 14/02/2025
» The escalating climate crisis and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence are set to reshape our world, transforming our political systems, economies, and daily lives. What is often overlooked, however, is the myriad ways climate change and AI overlap and influence one another.
Strengthening Asian identity
Oped, Ali Bagheri Kani, Published on 27/06/2024
» This week, Tehran hosts a Ministerial meeting for Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) member states. Foreign ministers and senior officials from 35 countries, along with heads of regional and multilateral Asian organisations, are taking part in this gathering.
Don't waste young Pakistani lives
Oped, Yasmine Sherif and Gordon Brown, Published on 27/09/2022
» Following this year's catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, millions of young Pakistanis' life opportunities are hanging by a thread. The floods caused more than $10 billion (over 377 billion baht) worth of damage, and emergency support is urgently needed to rebuild. The crisis will be top of mind as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and 120 national leaders gather later this month in New York for the Transforming Education Summit.
Cyber-hacking vultures circle during Covid crisis
Oped, Florian Hoppe & Syed Ali, Published on 15/10/2020
» While the Covid-19 pandemic hit its peak, businesses across the globe had to make drastic changes to survive. Owing to difficulties in arranging personal meetings and the inability to work with physical documents, most organisations adopted technological innovations and went digital.
Social media a double-edged sword
News, Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Published on 28/02/2018
» Donald Trump's retweets of anti-Muslim videos first circulated by an anti-immigrant, right-wing British party were just the tip of the iceberg. From Myanmar to the United States, controversial posts by political leaders and public figures have sparked a growing and increasingly global debate about how social media may be facilitating the spread of hatred and discrimination.