Yemen’s regime change gets personal
By Barak Barfi SANAA: When Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered his military on March 18 to fire on peaceful protesters calling for his resignation, he sealed his fate. A wave…
Japan’s recovery bonds
By Yuriko Koike TOKYO: The tsunami raced through the town at eight meters per second, the speed of a gold-medal sprinter. The wave’s height reached 15 meters, towering above even the…
The hard right goes soft
By Guy Sorman PARIS: The central paradox of French politics was confirmed once again on March 27. In a nationwide vote to select local authorities (the so called Conseiller Général), the…
Protesters demand Syria release Egyptian detainee Mohamed Radwan
CAIRO: Supporters of Mohamed Radwan, an Egyptian-American engineer detained in Syria earlier this week, held a silent protest Wednesday in front of the Syrian Embassy in Cairo, demanding his release.…
Evacuated US diplomats to return to Egypt
WASHINGTON: The State Department says American diplomats who were evacuated from Egypt at the height of that country's political crisis have been allowed to return and that the US embassy…
Ethiopia to build Nile dam, in defiance of Egypt
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's government says it plans to build a hydroelectric power dam along the Blue Nile River despite objections from Egypt and Sudan. Water and Energy Minister Alemayehu Tegenu…
Judge El-Bastawisi discusses political program in symposium
CAIRO: Former Vice President of the Cassation Court and presidential hopeful judge Hesham El-Bastawisi held a symposium Tuesday to discuss his political program. Around a hundred people crowded the small…
Arab nations in retreat at London conference on Libya
LONDON: Some Arab countries appeared to distance themselves from Tuesday's London conference, held to plot a course for Libya's political transition, damping French and British hopes of building a consensus.…
Arab League could host Palestinian unity talks
CAIRO: The Arab League is willing to host Palestinian reconciliation talks, Secretary General Amr Moussa said on Tuesday after a meeting with Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar in Cairo. "The Arab…
EGX 30 closes up, normal trading hours resume Sunday
CAIRO: Egypt’s benchmark EGX 30 closed Wednesday up 1.32 percent at 5,480.94 points while the broader EGX 100 increased by 1.12 percent as officials announced normal trading hours will resume…