Libya intervention interrogated
By Asli Bali The Libya intervention is important for three reasons. First and foremost, its potential consequences for the people of Libya give urgency to the current stalemate. Second, the intervention…
Much ado about very little
By Chuck Freilich President Barack Obama's recent speech on the "Arab spring" was billed as a bold vision of American policy towards a Middle East undergoing revolutionary change, a first conceptually…
The economic governance the EU needs
By Guy Verhofstadt BRUSSELS: Two lessons have emerged from Europe’s financial crisis. First, there is no substitute for timely and coordinated action when the single currency is under pressure. Second, all…
Yogyakarta ruler’s tolerance an example for Indonesia
By Ahmad Suaedy JAKARTA: In Yogyakarta, the cultural center of the island of Java in Indonesia, the governor, Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, has set an interesting precedent by refusing to ban the…
Fatah calls off Cairo unity meeting with Hamas
RAMALLAH: A planned announcement on Tuesday of a new Palestinian unity government has been delayed after the Fatah and Hamas movements failed to agree on a prime minister, Fatah officials…
Foreign actors try their hand at Bollywood
Many foreign tourists return home from India with tales of how they were recruited as Bollywood extras from the bustling bars and busy streets of Colaba Causeway in south Mumbai.…
E Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons dies
Clarence Clemons, the larger-than-life saxophone player for the E Street Band who was one of the key influences in Bruce Springsteen's life and music through four decades, has died. He…
Egypt court suspends order to remove Mubarak name
By Reuters CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Saturday suspended its order to remove the names of former President Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne from public institutions. Officials seeking to…
World groups urge political solution in Libya
TRIPOLI: International organizations on Saturday called for a political process to end the conflict in Libya, where the government hit out at NATO's air war. The Libyan regime headed by…
Arab world ‘worried’ over Syria crisis, says Moussa
CAIRO: Outgoing Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Saturday the Arab world was worried about events in Syria, where President Bashar Al-Assad's regime is pursuing a deadly crackdown on…