Egypt raises minimum wage by a mere $4 a week

Egypt raised the minimum wage in the public sector from 2,400 ($130) to 2,700 Egyptian pounds ($146), starting from 1 April, the Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Sunday. The move came in response to the rising cost of living in Egy…

Lessons from the fall of Baghdad for the Ukraine war

Nineteen years ago a global superpower with an overwhelmingly superior military force invaded a smaller state in the name of regime change. Despite its technological advantages, and its possession of cruise missiles, stealth fighters, and thousands of …