Death toll in Morocco attack rises to 16
MARRAKECH: The death toll in one of Morocco's worst terrorist attacks has risen to 16, the state news agency reported, as police sought to restore calm Friday to a city…
Egypt, human rights and the revolution
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: The romantic notion that Egypt will be miraculously transformed overnight into a Utopia where human rights are respected and the rule of law, social justice and…
Hypocrisy and war
By Gareth Evans MELBOURNE: All the world hates a hypocrite. When states preach virtues they do not practice, or set lower hurdles for allies, trading partners, or co-religionists than they do…
The Doha Round’s premature obituary
By Jagdish Bhagwati NEW YORK: The Doha Round, the first multilateral trade negotiation conducted under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, is at a critical stage. Now in their 10th…
Bridging the gap between British Christians and Muslims
By Musharraf Hussain LONDON: I was recently invited to deliver the Peter Bell Memorial Lecture in Leeds, in honor of a local interfaith champion, Dr. Peter Bell, who worked tirelessly to…
Buttered Up: Palatable pathos
We found ourselves in the supermarket, quietly observing each other instead of the rows of products neatly stacked around us. Going down the aisles with my stepdaughter alone sealed our…
Western powers push for end to Syria crackdown
GENEVA: Western powers pressed the UN's top human rights body Friday to investigate possible abuses in Syria, where officials say the killings of more than 450 people during protests may…
Journalist Lara Logan recounts sexual assault in Egypt
NEW YORK: CBS news foreign correspondent Lara Logan has broken her silence on her Feb. 11 sexual assault in Cairo's Tahrir Square, recounting in an interview released Thursday that…
Egypt central bank leaves interest rates steady amid turmoil
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank kept its key overnight interest rates steady on Thursday in a bid to foster economic growth without reigniting the high inflation that had sparked unprecedented protests…
Egypt to throw open Rafah border crossing with Gaza: FM
CAIRO: Egypt will permanently open the Rafah border crossing to ease the blockade on Gaza, Foreign Minister Nabil Al-Araby said Friday, sparking Israeli concerns over the implications for regional security.…