Najib Mikati tipped as new Lebanon PM
BEIRUT: Former premier Najib Mikati was tipped on Monday as the favorite candidate to be appointed Lebanon prime minister after securing the backing of the powerful Iranian-backed Hezbollah and its…
Iran hangs two activists held in 2009 election demos
TEHRAN: Iran hanged on Monday two activists it said were members of an exiled group and who had joined protests against the result of the 2009 presidential poll, despite Washington…
New attack on Shia pilgrims kills 6 in Iraq
BAGHDAD: A car bomb killed six pilgrims Monday in the latest deadly attack on Shias headed to mark religious rituals in a holy Iraqi city, police and hospital officials said.…
The strange rebirth of American leadership
bY Kenneth Weisbrode FLORENCE: At the recent annual meetings of the American Economic Association, there was widespread pessimism about the future of the United States. “The age of American predominance…
Breaking, not engaging, the region
By Rime Allaf It is said that repeating an action but still expecting different results, despite proof of the contrary, is a sure sign of insanity. With its strange attitude…
US-Syrian relations at a crossroads
By Nizar Abdel-Kader Robert Ford, the first American ambassador to Syria since 2005, arrived in Damascus on Sunday, January 16, during a time of regional turmoil with mutual and continuing…
We are all Egyptian
By Ahmed Kadry I was born and raised in London and it was there that I lived in a society of different races, religions and cultures. If you ever find…
Rights group says democracies ignore abuses
BRUSSELS: Democracies around the world are ignoring abuses by repressive regimes and opting for improved relations rather than condemning rights violations and curtailing aid, Human Rights Watch said Monday. In…
‘Widespread’ discrimination of Copts in Egypt: HRW
BRUSSELS: The US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Egypt of "widespread discrimination" against its Christian and other religious minorities in its annual report for 2010 released on Monday, which also…
Egypt FM warns Lebanon in ‘dangerous situation’
BEIRUT: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Sunday warned Lebanon was in a "dangerous situation" as fears of violence rise in the crisis-hit country. "Lebanon is in a dangerous…