Israel demands UN bin critical Gaza war report
JERUSALEM: Israel demanded on Sunday that the United Nations bin a report critical of its deadly 2008-2009 offensive on Gaza after the author said he had been wrong to say…
Libya mission: US eases off, Qaddafi holds on
WASHINGTON: Two weeks after a dark-of-night barrage of mostly US missiles and bombs opened the international air assault on Libya's Moammar Qaddafi, the American combat role is ending, the rag-tag…
Dozens of Yemen protesters wounded in new clash
SANAA: Dozens of Yemeni protesters were wounded on Sunday when police used live rounds, tear gas and batons to try to break up demonstrations against President Ali Abdullah Saleh in…
Syria communications down, minister asked to form government
DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad asked former agriculture minister Adel Safar to form a new government, the state-run news agency SANA reported Sunday, as communications networks failed and residents in…
The Arab Young and Restless
By Jeffrey Sachs NEW YORK: Many factors underlay the ongoing upheavals in the Middle East: decades of corrupt and authoritarian rule, increasingly literate and digitally-connected societies, and skyrocketing world food prices.…
Turkey and the Future of Europe
By Chris Patten LONDON: This is my last column for a while. I am off to become Chairman of the BBC Trust — the strategic authority of one of the greatest…
All sorts of interventions
By Ziad Abu-Rish The focal point of the Arab Spring has shifted from the successful uprisings of Tunisia and Egypt to the bleak developments in Bahrain and Libya. As the military…
The many faces of the Arab Spring
By Shlomo Ben Ami MADRID: The attack by a Western-led alliance on Muammar Gaddafi’s forces in Libya is driven largely by principled motives. Had it turned its back on the Libyan…
Cairo to host Abbas in mediation bid
CAIRO: Egypt's military leadership will host Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next week in a bid to strengthen Cairo's role as mediator between Fatah and Hamas, state news agency MENA said…
Israel warns tourists in Sinai of kidnap threat
JERUSALEM: Israel's anti-terrorism unit on Saturday urged the Jewish state's tourists holidaying in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to leave immediately, citing fears of kidnap attempts. "Terrorist elements are currently in the…