Ai Weiwei work on show at key Hong Kong art fair
A leading international art fair is to display a provocative work by detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Hong Kong in a show of solidarity with the outspoken dissident amid…
It’s not revolution fatigue, but…
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: Watching the live transmission from Tahrir Square Friday morning as hundreds of Egyptians gathered to “realign the path of the revolution”, I’m heartened by the fact…
A Marshall Plan for the Arab world
ROME: US President Barack Obama’s major speech on the consequences of the Arab Spring is also a challenge for Europe. Only if the trans-Atlantic partnership proves effective, as it…
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
By Ali Gohar and Lisa Schirch ISLAMABAD: People power and the use of mass nonviolent action are not new to Muslims. Even before Gandhi, political and spiritual leader Abdul Ghaffar Khan…
Bombs away
By Gareth Evans LONDON: One of the most dispiriting features of today’s international debates is that the threat to humanity posed by the world’s 23,000 nuclear weapons — and by those…
G-8: Nations, banks to give $40B for Arab Spring
DEAUVILLE, France: Rich countries and international lenders are aiming to provide $40 billion in funding for Arab nations trying to establish free democracies, officials said at a Group of Eight…
Tunisia says may delay election on technicality
DEAUVILLE, France: Tunisia could postpone its July election by a few weeks due to technical issues, Prime Minister Beji Caid Sebsi said on Friday. Sebsi told a news conference at…
Egypt calls for help to protect democracy
PARIS: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Thursday urged international support for his country's drive for democracy after its uprising this year, saying Egypt was key to the rattled Arab…
Britain to give £110 million for Arab democracy
DEAUVILLE: Britain pledged Thursday an extra £110 million ($175 million) to foster fledgling democracies in the Arab world, as other members of the G8 rich nations club wrangled over how…
Non-aligned states urge release of Palestinians
NUSA DUA: The 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement on Friday demanded Israel release a "substantial number" of Palestinian political prisoners as a "positive step" towards peace. At the end of a ministerial…