Rising foreign investment fuels EU vetting debate
BRUSSELS: A wave of overseas acquisitions of European assets has triggered a call in the European Union for foreign bids to be vetted, but opposition to such a move is…
EU may offer incentives for North Africa reform
LONDON: The European Union may offer financial and regulatory incentives to North African countries to encourage them to make democratic reforms, the Financial Times said on Tuesday. Citing a draft…
TUI Germany says Tunisia, Egypt summer volumes drop
BERLIN: TUI Germany said summer bookings to Tunisia and Egypt have dropped sharply as a result of the unrest in the regions that saw their leaders toppled. The company, part…
The Arab drama
By Bernard Haykel PRINCETON: The Arab world has entered the most dramatic period in its modern history. Oppressive regimes are being swept away, as Arab people finally take their fate into…
Obama gets it right
By Ian Buruma NEW YORK: US President Barack Obama has been much criticized for the way he has handled revolutionary changes in North Africa and the Middle East. Actually, he has…
The Mauritius miracle
By Joseph Stiglitz NEW YORK: Suppose someone were to describe a small country that provided free education through university for all of its citizens, transportation for school children, and free health…
Mr. Cameron, multiculturalism is alive and well in the UK
By Khola Hasan LONDON: The next London train was in ten minutes so I settled down on a bench on the windy platform and began to read my book; The Jews…
Thousands of Copts continue protesting in front of TV building
CAIRO: Thousands of Copts continued their open protest on Tuesday in front of the TV building in Maspero for the fourth day, following sectarian tension in Etfeeh village where…
ElBaradei to run for president
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Former IAEA Chief Mohamed ElBaradei said he would run in the coming presidential elections, in a meeting with members of the National Association for Change (NAC) and…
Equality advocates harassed on International Women’s Day
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: A planned Million Women March in Tahrir Square calling for equality went awry as counter protesters infiltrated the march chanting against and harassing the women, forcing some…