Al-Wafd says to fire candidates defying runoff election boycott
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Al-Wafd opposition party will fire the dissident members who decided to compete in the People’s Assembly (PA) runoff elections despite the party’s withdrawal, spokesman Mohamed Sherdy…
Finally, Afghan perspectives from inside Afghanistan
By Karl Inderfurth and Theodore Eliot WASHINGTON, DC/BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: One is constantly reminded of the grim realities of Afghanistan today, a country in its tenth year of war and a government…
The North Korean enigma
By Joseph Nye CAMBRIDGE : What is going on in North Korea? On November 23, its army fired nearly 200 artillery rounds onto the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, near the…
Egyptian youth climb to the top for a good cause
By Rasha Dewedar CAIRO: Egyptian youth are putting a face on positive change in action — and undoing stereotypes at the same time. This September, 26 Egyptian climbers succeeded in climbing…
Editorial: Long live the NDP!
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: The people of Egypt have spoken, and according to the results of the first round of parliamentary elections held last Sunday, they have collectively chosen the…
Sports Talk: Surprise and surprise
By Alaa Abdel-Ghani Qatar gets the World Cup. So does Russia. The first World Cup in the Middle East and the first in East Europe. This is what FIFA decided Thursday,…
Maradona finds another team he’d like to coach
BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona has found another job he'd like — coach of Boca Juniors. Almost five months after being released as Argentina coach, Maradona said he like to lead…
World Cup losers cry foul
ZURICH: Defeated World Cup hopefuls vented their anger Friday over FIFA's decision to name Russia and Qatar as the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups after a bitter…
Qatar: From desert longshot to 2022 World Cup host
DOHA: It seemed a longshot at best when Qatar announced it was bidding for the World Cup. After all, the desert nation is located in one of the most volatile…
US airport security program to launch in Yemen
WASHINGTON: A US-style airport security program will soon be set up in Yemen, where an Al-Qaeda affiliate has engineered a string of failed international airline attacks, US officials said Thursday.…
