Jordanian UN officers abducted in Darfur freed
KHARTOUM: Two Jordanian officers from the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) who were abducted at gunpoint have been freed, Jordanian and Sudanese officials said on Tuesday. "First…
Israel has ‘eight days’ to hit Iran nuclear site, Bolton
WASHINGTON: Israel has "eight days" to launch a military strike against Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former US envoy to the…
Iran tells West to stay out of woman’s stoning case
TEHRAN: Iran told Western nations on Tuesday to stay out of the case of a woman who faces death by stoning, warning it will not tolerate any interference in the…
Ex-Israeli soldier mystified over Facebook photo uproar
JERUSALEM: A former Israeli soldier who posted on Facebook pictures of herself in front of blindfolded and handcuffed Palestinians appeared mystified on Tuesday by the uproar. "What's wrong with that?…
Al-Alamein archeological site to open for visitors in September
CAIRO: The Marina Al-Alamein archeological site will open four visitors mid-September, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement Tuesday. The archeological site is the largest in the north…
Baghdad suicide bomb hits army recruits, kills 60
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters in an attack officials said killed 60 and wounded 125,…
Colonialism and technical difficulties at Darb1718’s ‘Saturated Souls’
Ramadan. For the hungry, frustrated masses, the heat of Cairo in mid-August can fatigue a gentle soul more than the daily impediments in this magical, fetid city. For those desiring…
Schneer traces lead-up to the Balfour Declaration
"The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict,” by Jonathan Schneer: Out of the cauldron that was World War I, the British government gave its blessing to a document…
Charitable Giving
InterContinental Hotels Group Cairo Citystars organized a food donation initiative to deliver food supplies to four villages in Sakkara. The hotel joined forces with Resalet Nour Ala Nour Charity association…
From Ramallah to Yad Vashem
JERUSALEM: Among the groups who visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem recently was one unusual group: Twenty-seven Palestinian youths from the West Bank who came on their own…