Opinion
Soft power rivalry in the Maghreb
When a Moroccan chef calls couscous “as Moroccan as the Atlas Mountains,” an Algerian rival is quick to declare it
The Biden administration says it will release $320m in military aid to Egypt - a package previously dependent on Egypt improving its human rights issues record.
Egypt has long been the second-highest recipient of US military aid after Israel and unless Congress intervenes, this brings the total amount from Washington to Cairo this year to $1.3bn.
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