Darkness or dawn in Belarus?
By Mitchell Orenstein WASHINGTON, DC: As pro-democracy protests sweep the Arab world, Belarus, Europe’s grim quasi-Soviet redoubt, has taken a turn for the worse since President Aleksander Lukashenko violently suppressed post-election…
Does the pulpit speak for Saudi Arabia?
By Sabria Jawhar NEWCASTLE, England: Following the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, some Saudi imams during Friday sermons have increasingly directed their anger toward non-Muslims, singling out Jews and Christians as…
Another US veto
By Jeffrey Marck In reference to "U.S. Blocks Security Council Censure of Israeli Settlements", NYT Friday 18 February, I am reminded of Ecclesiastes 1:9 What has been is what will be,…
Rebirth of nationalism
By Maha Mahmoud Tahrir Square, the place of the rebirth of my nationality. Friday the 11th of February wasn’t just a beacon of hope and democracy to my country when the…
The two histories of Egypt
By Omar Kamel In the first book of an Egypt series, John Crowley writes that there is more than one history of the world. That there are times when the universe…
State-media journalists demand leadership change
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Journalists at state-owned newspapers and magazines protested Sunday in front of the Journalists' Syndicate demanding that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces replace the chief editors…
Al-Wafd’s Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour appointed minister of tourism
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The Secretary-General of Al-Wafd opposition party Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour confirmed to Daily News Egypt his appointment as Minister of Tourism in the interim government led…
Protests weigh on Gulf Arab stocks
DUBAI: Middle East markets slid on Sunday as unrest spread across the world's top oil exporting region, and further selling is forecast, with investors cutting exposure despite a buoyant economic…
Government jobs: A pursuit of a chimera for youth in Egypt
By Ghada Barsoun CAIRO: I passed by a governmental agency building a couple of days after the Tahrir Square demonstrators had mostly gone home. There were two groups amassed in front…
Amid tourism loss, EgyptAir seeks to lease planes
CAIRO: Embattled national carrier EgyptAir said Sunday it was offering to lease 25 of its newest aircraft to other carriers, in a bid to offset staggering losses linked to the…