Two dead, 20 trucks ablaze after Iraq-Jordan border blast
AMMAN: An oil tanker exploded in an accident on the Iraqi-Jordanian border on Thursday, killing two people, injuring nine others and setting 19 other trucks ablaze, security officials said. "A…
Nigerian court charges Iranian over arms cache
ABUJA: A Nigerian court on Thursday charged an Iranian and three Nigerians over an illegal arms shipment including rockets and mortars discovered at the West African country's main port and…
Obama urged to press ahead with disarming Uganda rebels, Uganda welcomes
KINSHASA: International non-government organizations on Thursday said a US plan to disarm Uganda's Lord’s Resistance Army rebels in Africa should be implemented urgently. US President Barack Obama on Wednesday presented…
US warns Israel of WikiLeaks release
JERUSALEM: Washington has warned its ally Israel of potential embarrassment from the expected release of US diplomatic cables on whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, an Israeli newspaper said on Thursday. A senior…
Suicide bomber wounds eight headed for Yemen rebel funeral
SANAA: A suicide bomber killed a Yemeni tribesman on Friday as he headed to the funeral of the spiritual leader of Zaidi Shia rebels who have been observing an uneasy…
Fish Market: Fresh Seafood in Alexandria
Alexandrians love their seafood and everyone has their favorite restaurants when it comes to feasting on fresh fish. With a picturesque view of the Mediterranean Sea and a reputation for…
Reform Pilates Studio: Vinyasa yoga with Jill Bodley
With its hectic traffic and heavy pollution, Cairo is definitely not easy on your nerves or mental health. Even if you sweat it out on a treadmill, a lot of…
Rouge: Wine and sushi bar opens in Egypt
For all that Cairo’s nightlife has to offer in terms of swanky clubs, jazz bars, pubs and baladi bars as well as cabarets, Egypt’s wines have long been unappreciated. Sure,…
The retreat of macroeconomic policy
By J. Bradford DeLong BERKELEY: One disturbing thing about studying economic history is how things that happen in the present change the past — or at least our understanding of the…
Stalin, our contemporary
By Timothy Snyder NEW HAVEN: Eighty years ago, in the autumn of 1930, Joseph Stalin enforced a policy that changed the course of history, and led to tens of millions of…