US diplomat says international monitoring of elections is for Egyptians to decide
CAIRO: In a roundtable discussion in Cairo with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman said that the issue of international monitoring of elections…
ERTU officials deny plans to delete Mubarak footage from archives
By Hanan Solayman CAIRO: Officials at the Egyptian Radio & Television Union (ERTU) denied reports claiming that a decision was issued to delete any footage of former president Hosni Mubarak from…
Blasts kill 28 in Yemen amid widening clashes
SANAA: Yemen's government said 28 people were killed in an explosion at a weapons storage site Thursday, but the opposition claimed military forces shelled a building used by tribal fighters…
South Sudan’s Kiir vows ‘no return to war’ over Abyei
JUBA: South Sudan President Salva Kiir ruled out on Thursday a return to war with the north over Abyei even as campaigners released pictures which they say show northern troops…
Syria’s pro-democracy movement reaches out to army
DAMASCUS: Syria's pro-democracy movement has reached out to the powerful army ahead of Friday protests that have become a weekly ritual, appealing to soldiers to join their cause. "We urge…
Libya’s Gaddafi makes new ceasefire offer
TRIPOLI: The government of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has contacted foreign states offering an immediate ceasefire, but there was skepticism that the proposal could end the three-month-old conflict. The ceasefire…
Challenges and chances for Egypt’s Liberals
By Dr. Ronald Meinardus Liberalism in one of the four political mainstreams in Egypt. The others are nationalism, socialism and Islamism. As would be expected in a democratic system, to which…
Libya and R2P
By Hany Besada Unlike other uprisings in neighboring countries, Libya descended into civil war earlier this year as forces, loyal to the President, Muammar Gaddafi, attacked civilians demonstrating against his regime.…
Obama addresses a fearless Middle East
By Dalia Mogahed ABU DHABI: At a lunch at the American embassy in Cairo shortly after US President Barack Obama’s 2009 address, a prominent Egyptian human rights activist described his reaction…
A world of regions
NEW YORK: In almost every part of the world, long-festering problems can be solved through closer cooperation among neighboring countries. The European Union provides the best model for how…