Not up to the task
By Yossi Beilin The Obama administration had no contingency plan for addressing revolutions in the Middle East. Intelligence officials explained that regime changes were possible: this particular country faced dangers of…
A wakeup call for Americans
By Adel Syed LOS ANGELES, California: Last month, the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief sponsored a fundraising dinner in Yorba Linda, California to raise money for women’s shelters and…
Asia’s chains that bind
By Yuriko Koike TOKYO: Asian manufacturers have always migrated in search of cheaper labor. Until recently, China seemed their ultimate destination, claiming an ever larger share of investment by Asia’s huge…
Jobs and structure in the global economy
By Michael Spence and Sandile Hlatshwayo NEW YORK: The global economy is at a crossroads as the major emerging markets (and developing countries more broadly) become systemically important, both for macroeconomic…
SODIC posts 2010 net profit, reversing loss
CAIRO: SODIC, Egypt's third-biggest listed developer, swung to a net profit of LE 135.3 million ($22.8 million) in 2010 and doubled project sales, it said on Thursday. The high-end real…
Egypt releases brother of Al-Qaeda deputy
CAIRO: A lawyer says Egypt's military rulers have freed the brother of Al-Qaeda’s deputy leader after he served 10 years in prison. The Interior Ministry released Mohammed Al-Zawahri on Thursday…
Nasserist Party to discuss the youth’s reform demands
CAIRO: Sameh Ashour, acting president of the Nasserist Party, postponed Wednesday an emergency general assembly set for March 25 and agreed to discuss the youth's demands for reform in a…
Egypt braces for Libya refugee exodus
SALLUM: Aid agencies on Egypt's border with Libya are preparing to face a refugee exodus if Muammar Qaddafi’s forces make good on their threat to fight their way into rebel-held…
Aswan steel plant to reopen after years of ‘monopoly’
CAIRO: Aswan Governor Moustafa El-Sayed has ordered the reopening of a steel production plant in the governorate after a 12-year closure, according to local reports. El-Sayed attributed the plant’s closure…
Aswan steel plant to reopen after years of ‘monopoly’
CAIRO: Aswan Governor Moustafa El-Sayed has ordered the reopening of a steel production plant in the governorate after a 12-year closure, according to local reports. El-Sayed attributed the plant’s closure…