US envoy heads to Mideast to push indirect talks, Netanyahu welcomes
JERUSALEM: Washington's Middle East envoy George Mitchell was on Monday heading to the region for talks with both sides as the Obama administration attempted to keep alive the battered peace…
Kuwait closes Al-Jazeera TV office
DUBAI: Kuwaiti authorities have closed the office of the Qatar-based pan-Arab Al-Jazeera news channel over coverage of a police crackdown on a public gathering, the television said on Monday. The…
Monitoring coalition to send constitutional reform demands to President Mubarak
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The Egyptian Coalition for Elections Monitoring (ECEM) said Sunday that it will present a list of demands regarding constitutional reforms that will ensure a better electoral system…
Cairo Biennale artists question the contemporary
Modern art reveals a society to itself, laying bare the bones of fleshy discourse. Art never simply is— it asks of us questions we have to search within to answer.…
Bad weather in Egypt kills at least 31
CAIRO: Rain and sandstorms that battered Egypt at the weekend killed at least 31 people, officials said Monday, adding the toll could rise as rescue workers were still sifting…
Egypt resort hit by sharks to open beaches with new measures
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Beaches in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh closed since a spate of shark attacks will reopen with new measures to ensure the safety of swimmers, a governor…
Dubai kicks off 7th festival with eclectic film selection
Amid a blaze of sparkling fireworks echoing from every corner of the Arabian Metropolis, the seventh edition of the annual Dubai International Film Festival kicked off Sunday night, commencing nine…
The effectiveness of global sanctions on Iran
By Meir Javedanfar and Hooman Majd Middle East analyst Meir Javedanfar goes head to head with Hooman Majd, scholar of Iranian history, over the effectiveness of global sanctions on Iran. We…
No, you can’t
By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: Several thousand officials from 194 countries just gathered in Cancún, Mexico, for yet another global climate summit. Dissatisfied with the pace of climate diplomacy, many individuals are…
The last line of decency
By Ian Buruma JERUSALEM: Every Friday afternoon for more than a year, hundreds of Israeli Jews have gathered on a dusty little square in the middle of Arab East Jerusalem. There…