Smarter thinking on climate change
COPENHAGEN: Politicians and commentators are understandably pessimistic about the chances of an international deal on carbon cuts emerging from the United Nations summit in Mexico this December. Nothing has been…
The cracks in the G-20
MADRID: The world financial crisis has served as a quick and efficient catalyst to the G-20. The first three G-20 summits of chiefs of state, in Washington, London, and Pittsburgh,…
Qurans for peace: what one person can do
CLIFTON, Virginia: I am a man of faith. I have been a Christian pastor for 25 years in the United Methodist Church. It is out of this deep commitment to…
Lebanon’s time of trial
ISTANBUL: As Lebanon braces for the possible indictment of Hezbollah operatives for the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the country’s economy is wobbling. The International Monetary Fund’s Mission…
Environment first
JERUSALEM: Every few years, the idea of establishing one state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea rises and falls like a phoenix; a dream of a state where…
Recession geopolitics
FLORENCE: The news that China has overtaken Japan as the world’s second largest economy did not come as a surprise. This is the major geo-political outcome of the Great Recession…
Elmohamady taken off early as Sunderland draw
CAIRO: Ahmed Elmohamady played no more than 33 minutes as a 10-man Sunderland side held on to grab a 1-1 draw at Wigan. Egypt full-back Elmohamady made his fourth straight…
Zamalek keeper Al-Sayed could join Masri on loan
CAIRO: Zamalek keeper Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed, a hugely popular figure among the Cairo club's faithful, has no qualms about joining Masri on loan when the transfer window reopens in January. "Masri…
Egypt’s Zidan plans return after knee injury
BERLIN: Egypt striker Mohamed Zidan is expected to return to training next month with Bundesliga club Dortmund having recovered from his knee injury. The 28-year-old tore his cruciate ligament in…
Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin appointed World Bank managing director
CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin accepted the appointment as managing director of the World Bank on Sept. 8 and will assume his new post in October. Meanwhile, the…