Counter #Orientalism on Instagram Going on vacation to #Iraq or #Libya? said no one ever. One #Instagram account is attempting to reclaim the narrative around the #MENA region beyond news headlines, writes #Amira_Howeidy bit.ly/3ByEngq

Pressing the pedals From 1-5 #September, female and male riders from around the world will meet in #Cairo as #Egypt hosts the 2021 #UCIـJuniorـTrack #CyclingـWorldـChampionships bit.ly/3DIGXCw

Power #medals Powerlifters are helping raise #Egypt’s flag at the 2020 #Tokyo #Paralympics, reports #Abeer_Anwar bit.ly/2V7PMnO

#Esna in the limelight The Upper Egyptian town of Esna is back in the limelight with the opening of the #Wekalet_Al_Geddawi and the development of the #old_city_market ##Egypt bit.ly/3gSeS1x

New lighting in Al-Darb Al-Ahmar TO ILLUMINATE the beautiful architecture of the eastern façade of the #Beit_Al_Razzaz in the #Al_Darb_Al_Ahmar district of Historic #Cairo, a new cool-lighting system has been installed, writes #Nevine_El_Aref. ##Egypt bit.ly/3yyDzWY

#Climate_change is happening now What can be done to cope with the impact of climate change in #Egypt, asks #Dina_Ezzat bit.ly/3mSGpUF

Staying below 1.5 °C #Egypt is stepping up its transition to #clean #energy as part of the battle to control #climate_change, writes #Ahmed_Kotb bit.ly/2WMEeat

#Iraq braces for #elections amid anxiety With ballot day looming in Iraq, an anxious nation has been hearing the rumblings of electoral alarms, writes #Salah_Nasrawi bit.ly/3zEkF25

Problems in the #Iran #nuclear talks Efforts to resume negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal have been complicated by the crisis in #Afghanistan, writes #Manal_Lotfy bit.ly/3jDhZfP

A return to the #peace process? This week’s meeting between #Palestinian #President #Mahmoud_Abbas and the #Israeli defence minister could presage a return to the peace process, writes #Mohamed_Abu_Shaar bit.ly/3t7ALim

Removing doubts #Kamala_Harris visited Southeast #Asia to affirm #American partnership, writes #Bassem_Aly bit.ly/3jD7zN5

#US leaves #Afghanistan The US ended its 20-year military presence in Afghanistan this week amidst fears that a new chapter in the country’s long-standing wars might be just beginning bit.ly/2WLjMWY

Preparing for the International Cooperation Forum #Minister_of_International_Cooperation #Rania_Al_Mashat talks about the forthcoming #International_Cooperation_Forum and sheds light on the parameters for sustainable recovery with #Al_Ahram_Weekly bit.ly/3yEpGXd

Protecting the education sector Teachers and students over 18 must be vaccinated against Covid-19 before the beginning of the academic year bit.ly/3jA1UaK

Justice for landlords? MPs call for a public dialogue on the law regulating rents bit.ly/3jDAh0w

Thanaweya Amma woes Almost a quarter of a million high school graduates are applying for universities this week bit.ly/3n08OYP

Cairo and Moscow aim high Military and business cooperation between Egypt and Russia is scaling new heights bit.ly/3mUYste

Egypt to Iraq: Deep-rooted support Egypt fully backs Iraqi attempts to restore its influence within the Arab world and foreground its Arab identity bit.ly/3DFVYEV

Al-Ahram Weekly Newsletter Issue 1555 - 2 September 2021 bit.ly/2V8eQv3