Israel PM’s freeze offer slammed as ploy to stall talks
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer of a freeze on settlement building in exchange for Palestinian recognition of Israel's Jewish identity was widely seen on Tuesday as a ploy…
Med Union summit depends on Israeli-Palestinian talks: Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt said on Monday that the holding of a Mediterranean Union summit, scheduled for November in Barcelona, depends on the progress of stalled peace talks between Israel and the…
MB denies quitting NAC after decision to participate in elections
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group has not quit the National Association for Change (NAC) after its recent decision to participate in the upcoming People’s Assembly (PA) elections, MB MP…
Supreme judicial council bans media from covering ongoing cases
CAIRO: The media is no longer allowed to publish the public prosecutor’s investigations or interview any of the parties involved in a case before the final verdict is given, a…
The history of Iranian-Egyptian relations
CAIRO: A recent agreement to resume direct flights between Cairo and Tehran, for the first time in three decades, contradicts with a canceled visit by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki…
April 6 Youth Movement march ends with 26 arrests
CAIRO: The April 6 Youth Movement said on Monday that 26 of their members were arrested after they took part in a “spontaneous” march in Cairo. The march, which took…
Shehata releases contradictory statements on his future
CAIRO: Egypt coach Hassan Shehata released contradictory statements on his future, in the wake of the Pharaohs' embarrassing 1-0 away defeat to Niger on Sunday. The seven-time African champions were…
Man Utd, Arsenal interested in Elmohamady: report
CAIRO: Sunderland wide man Ahmed Elmohamady has drawn the attention of Premiership titans Manchester United and Arsenal, according to Sky Sports. The Egypt international, who joined the Black Cats in…
The future of power
CAMBRIDGE: Global government is unlikely in the twenty-first century, but various degrees of global governance already exist. The world has hundreds of treaties, institutions, and regimes for governing interstate behavior…
Blood Politics
LONDON: The race for the leadership of the British Labour Party isn’t normally a world-shaking event. But the recent contest between two brothers — David and Ed Miliband — not…