Clinton urges Iran to reject military expansion
WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging the people of Iran to reject what she says as an expansion of the Iranian military's role and power. Clinton…
Row over Israel to dominate UN atomic watchdog meeting
VIENNA: A bitter row over Israel's assumed nuclear arsenal looks set to dominate the annual general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency which begins Monday. Every year at the…
29 killed in twin Baghdad car bombs
BAGHDAD: Two near-simultaneous car bombs rocked Baghdad on Sunday killing at least 29 people and wounding 111 in the Iraqi capital's deadliest day in a month. The twin blasts struck…
Exclusive peace talks are easier to arrange, but is the result durable?
EAST MEREDITH, NY: The ongoing peace talks in the Middle East may bring an agreement. But more is needed — a lasting peace. In 1983, Lebanon signed a peace treaty…
Swiss politics in the United States
WASHINGTON, DC: Here is a story that may sound familiar: a leader of a Muslim community tried to build a mosque with the support of his mayor, but his request…
Ending child marriage
LONDON: Ahead of the United Nations’ summit to review progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals, much of the focus has rightly been on those areas where gains have been…
Japan’s Leadership Muddle
OSAKA: Having seen a new prime minister every year for five consecutive years, Japan has just narrowly avoided having its third in 2010. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has been elected…
Gold and Doves: Fit for Greek Goddesses
Aspiring fashion and jewelry designers oftentimes argue that in Egypt, realizing their dreams of design is a sheer impossibility. Design institutes here do not offer quality instruction, and production is…
Transocean rig leaving Gulf of Mexico for Egypt
Transocean Ltd said on Tuesday that one of its dozen rigs in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico would be taken to Egypt next week, while remaining under contract with Statoil.…
Egypt cbank holds rates despite inflation uptick
Egypt's central bank left its key overnight interest rates unchanged on Thursday despite this week's surprise rise in core inflation, a decision in line with forecasts of all 11 economists…
