How to kill a dollar
By Barry Eichengreen BERKELEY: The dollar has had its ups and downs, but the downs have clearly dominated of late. The greenback has lost more than a quarter of its value…
Syria forces kill 5 protesters, swoop on border town
AMMAN: Syrian forces shot dead five protesters and wounded scores more on Friday, witnesses said, in a widening military crackdown on popular unrest that has sent thousands of civilians fleeing…
UN rights team sees Egypt long way from democracy
GENEVA: Egypt has a long way to go to achieve real democracy despite the popular uprising that toppled authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak four months ago, a United Nations human rights…
Vatican fears increasingly unstable Arab world
VATICAN CITY: A Vatican expression of concern over the violence in Syria this week was the latest sign of deep misgivings in Catholic circles about Arab uprisings seen as a…
German tourist in Egypt tests negative for E.coli
CAIRO: A German tourist suspected of being infected with the deadly E.coli bacteria, has tested negative, according to Mohamed Geneidy, head of the central administration for preventative medicine at the…
Egypt resumes natural gas supply to Israel, say reports
JERUSALEM: Egypt resumed pumping natural gas to Israel on Friday after supplies were halted in April following an attack on a pipeline, Israeli media reports said. Experimental testing on the…
Egypt’s police force: loathed but indispensable
By Mona Salem /AFP CAIRO: Egypt's long-despised police force, which deserted the streets during an uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, is being urged to come back to deal with rising crime.…
Moussa wants peace with Israel but not at any price
CAIRO: The Arab League's outgoing chief and Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa told French television on Thursday that he wants to work for peace between Israel and Palestinians but not…
Egypt’s police force: loathed but indispensable
CAIRO: Egypt's long-despised police force, which deserted the streets during an uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, is being urged to come back to deal with rising crime. But the question…
Buttered Up: Old school Pound Cake for old-fashioned interests
I have a friend who dreams of all things cakey: big cakes, small cakes, wedding cakes, cake pops, cupcakes and all that falls in between. At first glance, we have…