Soliman Gouda
Saudi Arabia sets its sights on tourism
Opinion
June 20, 2022
Saudi Arabia sets its sights on tourism
Since assuming the mandate of the Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been working to ensure…
Opinion: Stop the tuk-tuk!
Opinion
February 8, 2021
Opinion: Stop the tuk-tuk!
Almost every single day, tuk-tuks finds their way to news headlines as a party in an accident, and somedays, more…
The sole African Union statement!
Opinion
March 10, 2020
The sole African Union statement!
Egypt presided over the African Union (AU) for a whole year, its term having ended on February 10, and Cairo…
Other than changing the minister!
Opinion
December 30, 2019
Other than changing the minister!
A TV host at the MBC Masr channel, Yasmeen Ezz, asked me which of the ministries that I had anticipated…
Don’t be a tool in the hands of terrorism!
Opinion
August 6, 2019
Don’t be a tool in the hands of terrorism!
What is more dangerous than terrorism itself is that some of us stand with it, intentionally or unintentionally. There is…
An insult from London!
Opinion
July 30, 2019
An insult from London!
It’s clear from the number of letters I received that the British Airways’ decision to suspend its flights to Cairo…
Last loan!
Opinion
May 29, 2019
Last loan!
The fact that we won’t ask for a new loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with the final tranche…
The president called for it!
Opinion
February 6, 2019
The president called for it!
On February 10, Cairo will begin its presidency of the African Union (AU) during 2019, and this will be the…
Ice in Khartoum
Opinion
April 19, 2018
Ice in Khartoum
On April 4 and 5, Sudan held a meeting in Khartoum, attended by foreign ministers and intelligence chiefs of the…
Imagine Egypt as a tourist!
Opinion
May 18, 2017
Imagine Egypt as a tourist!
We are haunted by an unanswered question: why is Egypt’s share of tourism less than one percent of the global…