Tunisian migrants set off for journey to Europe
LAMPEDUSA: Carrying just the clothes on their backs, Tunisian migrants began to be flown out of Lampedusa this week on the next leg of a journey they hope will take…
Iraq shelter bombed by US remains frozen in time
BAGHDAD: A bleak civilian bomb shelter where hundreds of Iraqis were killed by US missiles 20 years ago remains frozen in time, occasionally visited by relatives of victims who come…
Khawagas in Paradise
By David Faris Egyptians have just triumphantly finished off the dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak. They did so by taking courageously and peacefully to the streets, in defiance of their own…
Reflections on the revolution in Egypt
By Richard Haass NEW YORK: Revolutions happen for a reason. In the case of Egypt, there are several reasons: more than 30 years of one-man rule; Hosni Mubarak’s plans to…
New Era
By Dr. Ali Gomaa Egypt stands at the dawn of a new era, hopeful of a peaceful transition to democratic and elected rule. It is an era borne of the…
Don’t let the window on Israeli-Palestinian peace close
By Moriel Rothman MIDDLEBURY, Vermont: The sun of the two-state solution is setting. The window for the only solution I believe has any chance of bringing about meaningful, sustainable peace…
The military coup that wasn’t
By Troy Carter On Feb. 11 Omar Suleiman, Egypt’s Vice President and former intelligence chief, delivered a speech on state television. “In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate,…
Labor unrest grows after revolution
By Ben Hubbard and Tarek El-Tablawy /AP CAIRO: Egypt's military rulers called for an end to strikes and protests Monday as thousands of state employees, from ambulance drivers to police…
Opposition groups have faith in army, but hope for more reform
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Egypt’s opposition groups said they have faith in the army to see the country through this transitional period, however they expect more in terms of answering…
Egypt recovers some looted artifacts
CAIRO: Cairo authorities said on Monday they had recovered a pharaonic heart scarab and a tiny statuette, two of several ancient treasures looted from the world-famous Egyptian Museum during the…