BDS and limited boycotts: a distinction without a difference?
By Gerald Steinberg Since independence in 1948, Israel has been confronted by boycott campaigns, beginning with the Arab League's extensive embargo that continues in many countries. The objective of this form…
Abigail Adams’ Arab sisters
By Dalila Mahdawi BEIRUT: In 1776, the First Lady of the United States, Abigail Adams, wrote a letter to her husband John and to Congress, imploring her countrymen not to overlook…
Businessman arrested over protester deaths
By AP CAIRO: Egyptian police have arrested a businessman and his son who are accused of killing 18 protesters in the city of Suez during the uprising this year. Suez…
US House panel cuts $8.6 billion in foreign aid
WASHINGTON: A panel of the US House of Representatives approved legislation on Wednesday that would make deep cuts in State Department money and US foreign aid, a reflection of lawmakers'…
Arab Spring nations face years of ‘convulsions’: Hague
By AFP LONDON: Countries rocked by the Arab Spring uprisings face "turbulent and difficult" times, Britain's foreign secretary warned Thursday, hours after expelling diplomats loyal to Moammar Qaddafi from Britain.…
Military chief says foreign groups interfering
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's military ruler accused "foreign" groups on Wednesday of pushing some Egyptians into "inappropriate actions," as tensions mount between the military and activists who demand reforms. Field…
Activists ask if the EBRD is good for Egypt
By Brett Borkan CAIRO: As the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) moves closer to expanding its operations into Egypt, activists have questioned whether such a move would be beneficial…
Security expert says disclosure of defense budget ‘national security threat’ at UN, AL conference
CAIRO: Disclosing the defense ministry’s budget could compromise national security, said General Sameh Seif El-Yazal, president of El-Gomhuria Center for Security Studies, on the sidelines of a United Nations and…
Security expert says disclosure of defense budget ‘national security threat’ at UN, AL conference
CAIRO: On the sidelines of a United Nations and Arab League organized conference Monday, General Sameh Seif El-Yazal, president of El-Gomhuria Center for Security Studies, said that disclosing the defense…
Treachery Act, the revolution’s newest dilemma
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Egypt’s Administrative Court decided Monday to reactivate the Treachery Act, a post 1952 revolution law, to criminalize former regime officials in cases of political corruption, triggering…