Thousands protest against Syrian regime
DAMASCUS: Thousands of protesters massed in the restive Syrian city of Daraa after weekly Muslim prayers on Friday as a global outcry widened over a deadly crackdown on anti-regime demonstrators.…
Now that’s what I call a revolution
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: Minutes after the confirmation late Tuesday and early Wednesday that ousted president Hosni Mubarak was remanded in custody at the Sharm El-Sheikh International Hospital and his…
The Goldstone reversal
By Aryeh Neier NEW YORK: Justice Richard Goldstone was condemned by many apologists for Israel’s human-rights record for his conclusion that Israel intentionally targeted Palestinian civilians as a matter of policy…
The sun will rise again
By Yuriko Koike TOKYO: In Japan, memorial services for the dead are normally held 49 days after their passing. The bereaved mourn throughout this period. The number of victims of the…
Bhatti’s legacy for Pakistan
By Qurat ul Ain Siddiqui KARACHI, Pakistan: Last month, Pakistan's Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, was assassinated outside his Islamabad home. The so-called Tehrik-i-Taliban (Student Movement) of Punjab claimed responsibility for…
Buttered Up: An alternate route to fast food
When we look back at our history, can we claim to have our own Julia Child? And if we found her, would we allow ourselves to expand on her work,…
Eklego engages local artists, gives back, with Design for Egypt initiative
Like many on the local creative scene, the team at Eklego, an innovative Cairo-based interior design, furniture and architecture firm best-known for their work on the SODIC sales center, has…
Kidnapped Italian activist found dead in Gaza
GAZA CITY: The body of an Italian activist was found hanged in a Gaza apartment just hours after he was abducted by an Al-Qaeda-inspired group, Hamas said early Friday, in…
Mubarak to be taken to military hospital, says agency
CAIRO: Egypt's prosecutor general has decided to transfer ousted president Hosni Mubarak to a military hospital, where he will remain under guard pending interrogation, the state news agency MENA reported…
Brotherhood denies backing ElBaradei’s candidacy
CAIRO: Leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Sobhi Saleh denied Thursday press reports quoting him as saying that the group would support presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei in the next…