Egypt’s referendum, reason for guarded optimism
By Jason Petrucci COLLEGE PARK, Maryland: On 19 March, Egyptian voters approved a package of constitutional amendments recommended by a committee that was appointed by the transitional military government. With the…
Limitations of foreign intervention
By Gamal Soltan Revolutions in the modern age are never only a domestic development, and Arab revolutions are no exception. The state is one of several building blocks in an international…
Newspaper publishers launch independent federation
CAIRO: A number of prominent publishers announced Wednesday the launch of the Egyptian Federation of Newspaper Publishers, with the aim to defend the interests of print media and rid the…
Mideast regimes fear Friday as prayer turns to protest
By AFP CAIRO: Fridays in the Middle East are notable for the mass observance of midday prayers, but street protests have become just as common since the wave of uprisings began…
The false promise of green jobs
By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: Political rhetoric has shifted away from the need to respond to the “generational challenge” of climate change. Investment in alternative energy technologies like solar and wind is…
Detained blogger’s trial adjourned to Sunday
CAIRO: A military court adjourned Thursday the trial of blogger Maikel Nabil until next Sunday to give lawyers enough time to examine the case documents, in a clear shift in…
Opposition up in arms against constitutional decree
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Opposition groups criticized the constitutional decree announced Wednesday by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), stressing that it should have been put to a public…
Interior ministry committed to ban on campus police
CAIRO: Minister of Interior Mansour Al-Essawy said Wednesday that the ministry is committed to its decision to ban the presence of police on university campuses. Al-Essawy said at a meeting…
Russia lifts travel ban on Egypt
CAIRO: Russia lifted Thursday its two-month travel ban on Egypt, which has kept around 3 million tourists from visiting the country since the start of the January 25 Revolution. According…
Egypt asks IAEA to review nuclear plan post Japan
CAIRO: Egypt said on Thursday it had asked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to review the technical specifications of a planned nuclear plant to see if it can be…