The fine line between freedom and anarchy
By Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor The year 2011 will forever be known as the year of revolt; I just pray that it doesn’t become the century’s most revolting. There are…
Military sentences detained protester to five years in prison
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Protester Amr Abdullah El-Behairy was sentenced to five years in prison by a military court for attacking an officer during the army’s violent crackdown on…
Egypt’s emergency law must be scrapped, victim says
By Yasmine Saleh/Reuters CAIRO: Mohamed Mohamed, a 24-year-old ceramics worker, says he was seized by police while acting as a volunteer at the Tahrir Square protest to oust Hosni Mubarak,…
Egypt’s government turns a new page — on Facebook
* The official Facebook page of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. # @ CAIRO: They described it as a “Facebook Revolution” due to the momentum garnered on the social…
Devil gets his due at Bolivia’s raucous Carnival
Brazil's famous Carnival celebration may steal the world's attention, but an equally riveting spectacle in Bolivia this week melds indigenous and Christian traditions, and has the devil at the center…
Oscar win highlights plight of Africans in Israel
Students at the Bialik-Rogozin school in a rundown Tel Aviv neighborhood have survived genocide, war and famine. But they were all smiles on Monday after learning that a documentary about…
Maroon 5 to perform in Egypt for the first time
The fact that Maroon 5 are the first international band to perform in Egypt after the revolution is very fitting. Although not as political as big rock bands like U2,…
Qaddafi retakes oil port in rebel-held east Libya
BENGHAZI: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi retook control of a key oil installation and port on the coast of the rebel-held eastern half of the country Wednesday and…
Bahrain’s protesters struggle to define goals
MANAMA: Bahrain's royal rulers have been saying for more than a week they are willing to talk with what has proved to be a resilient opposition movement. They have made…
Tunisia turmoil raises risk of army takeover
TUNIS: A wave of resignations from Tunisia's caretaker government, in power since the president was overthrown in January, has raised the risk the military will take over the country's faltering…