In free Egypt, Al-Zomor says time for gun is over
NAHIA: Abboud Al-Zomor went to jail 30 years ago for his role in killing Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Now a free man, he believes democracy will prevent Islamists from ever…
Italians rescue Egyptian migrants in Sicily
ROME: Around 50 Egyptian migrants were rescued by Italians after their small fishing boat ran aground in the seaside town of Riposto in Sicily early on Monday, local officials said.…
The forgotten genocide
By Sanjeev Sanyal NEW DELHI: It is exactly 40 years since the Pakistani military regime of Yahya Khan initiated “Operation Searchlight” in March 1971. That military expedition was but the latest…
Inching closer to unity
By Joharah Baker It was inevitable that the surge of change that has overtaken the Arab world would eventually spill into Palestine. What began as Palestinian marches in solidarity with their…
Will next time be different?
By Raghuram Rajan CHICAGO: Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, in their excellent, eponymous book on debt crises, argue that the most dangerous words in any language are “This time is different.”…
Europe’s missing green vision
By Jules Kortenhorst THE HAGUE: European heads of state, energy ministers, and the European Union are actively debating climate and energy policy at a series of summits in the coming weeks.…
Qaddafi forces retreat after air strikes
OUTSIDE AJDABIYA: Libyan government forces pulled back 100 kilometers (60 miles) from rebel-held Benghazi but showed they still had plenty of fight as they beat off an insurgent advance Monday.…
Rival tanks deploy in streets of Yemen’s capital
SANAA: Rival tanks deployed in the streets of Yemen's capital Monday after three senior army commanders defected to a movement calling for the ouster of the US-backed president, leaving him…
Syrian demos face arrests and deadly force, say NGOs
DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces unleashed a wave of "arbitrary detentions" and "excessive force" in cities where anti-regime protests flared in recent days, human rights organizations said Monday. "Eleven people were…
Khamenei urges ‘economic Jihad’ on Iran new year
TEHRAN: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Monday for an all-out "economic Jihad" in the year ahead to foil enemy plots, as Iranians celebrated Nowruz, the Persian new year.…