Pakistan’s road to China
By Shahid Javed Burki ISLAMABAD: Large events sometimes have unintended strategic consequences. This is turning out to be the case following the killing of Osama bin Laden in a compound in…
AIDS at 30: No looking back
By Michel Sidibé We look back at the last 30 years of AIDS so that we can shape the future of the response. About 65 million people have been infected by…
Asia’s new growth model
By Michael Spence MILAN: Led by Asia, the share of the global economy held by emerging markets has risen steadily over recent decades. For the countries of Asia – especially its…
British theater gives immigration a face lift
LONDON: A few weeks ago, as the European border control debate raged on among tabloid-fuelled fear of mass immigration from North Africa, I headed to East London to see volunteer…
Rafah border crossing still shut: Palestinians
GAZA CITY: Palestinian officials said Sunday they had halted operations at the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt a day after Egypt closed the border, apparently without warning. In a…
Court sentences former finance Minister to 30 years jail
By Patrick Werr /Reuters CAIRO: An Egyptian court convicted former finance minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali in absentia on Saturday and sentenced him to 30 years in prison for profiteering and abusing state…
Egypt presidential hopefuls make their pitch
CAIRO: For a country where over-the-top venality characterized politics for decades, Egypt's first ever presidential candidates' debate on Saturday was a sedate and courteous occasion. So polite, in fact, that…
Egypt to put 48 on trial for church clash
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's public prosecutor said it had referred 48 Muslims and Christians to criminal court on Saturday for their roles in sectarian violence that led to the burning…
Mixed demands mark Friday protest in Tahrir
CAIRO: In what was named by some Facebook groups as the “Friday of Work,” Tahrir Square witnessed a diminutive presence compared to previous weeks, marked by disjointed demands. The square,…
Workers file complaint to Prosecutor General against ETUF
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: A number of labor leaders and activists from Helwan, Mahalla and Sadat City filed a complaint to Egypt’s Prosecutor General against head of the official Egyptian Trade…