Egyptian forces hit Israeli vehicle in border shooting
JERUSALEM: Egyptian forces, shooting at migrants trying to cross the Israeli border, accidentally hit an Israeli army vehicle on Friday, the Israeli military said. There were no Israeli casualties and…
Islamists in Tahrir refuse supra-constitutional principles, liberal powers quit square
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Tens of thousands of Islamists who gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square refused a list of proposed supra-constitutional principles meant to guide the drafting of a new charter…
Germany returns ancient sphinx to Turkey
ANKARA: Germany has returned a 3,500-year-old sphinx to Turkey after a war of words and the treasured sculpture is set to be reinstated at its original location, media reports said…
Analysis: Egypt protesters fear army resisting real change
By Marwa Awad and Edmund Blair / Reuters CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak and his cronies may be in detention, but protesters who toppled them feel their "revolution" is being hijacked by Egypt's…
Bahrain opposition slams dialogue report
DUBAI: Bahrain's main Shia opposition formation slammed the national dialogue's recommendations submitted to King Hamad on Thursday, saying they do not represent its demands or the will of the people.…
Egypt’s Salafis: Enter the Dragon
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: A motley crew of Egypt’s Salafis, Brotherhood members and liberals gathered Friday in what some described as the largest Tahrir Square protest since an 18-day uprising…
What Failed in Norway?
By Dominique Moisi PARIS: Japan in March 2011 and Norway in July 2011: any comparison between the madness of nature and the pure madness of man in Norway may sound artificial.…
A legitimate resistance tool
By Samah Jaber For those who lament the Palestinians' use of violence and sigh, saying, "Where is the Palestinian Gandhi?" here is the answer: Israel delegitimizes all tools of resistance. Most…
Europe’s last taboos
By Jean Pisani-Ferry BRUSSELS: You can always trust the Americans, Winston Churchill said, because in the end they will do the right thing, after they have exhausted all other possibilities. For…
Indonesian Potter fans get some relief at last
Long-suffering Indonesian movie fans flocked to cinemas Friday to see Harry Potter's last stand, following the lifting of a boycott of the country by US studios over a tax dispute.…