Israeli government mulls alternatives to settlement freeze, say media
JERUSALEM: Israel's premier and his top ministers are mulling alternatives to the settlement freeze Palestinians are seeking as the two sides prepare to launch a new round of talks next…
Militants kill 8 policemen in northern Afghanistan
KABUL: Insurgents killed eight Afghan policemen in a raid early Thursday on a checkpoint outside the northern city of Kunduz, the provincial chief of police said. Abdul Raziq Yaqoubi said…
6 Sunni fighters killed in ambush in Iraq, says Police
BAGHDAD: Insurgents killed six members of a government-allied Sunni militia in an ambush northeast of Baghdad on Thursday, police said, offering no respite to a nation still reeling from a…
Traces of a broken civilization
As far as the eye can see, from Al-Tonssy flyover (the Autostrad), there is, or more correctly was, the chaotic sprawl of Souq El-Gomaa (or the Friday Market). One would…
Sudan gold miners vie with archaeologists for desert riches
Dust-covered miners criss-cross Sudan's Nubian desert, absorbed by the drone of the pan-shaped metal detectors with which they scour the ground in search of gold. The desert, about 500 kilometers…
Sufism is alive
“Sufism is an entirely indigenous, deeply rooted resistance movement against violent Islamic radicalism. Whether it can be harnessed to a political end is not clear. But the least we can…
Mamet-speak: eggs, coffee, the talking walrus
Early this summer, David Mamet turned on the telecast of the Tony Awards, for which his play "Race" had received a nomination for best featured actor. After a few minutes,…
Egypt announces site of planned nuclear plant
CAIRO: Egypt announced on Wednesday it would build its planned nuclear powerplant on the Mediterranean coast of el-Dabaa which it hopes will start production in 2019, the state news agency…
Elmohamady needs time: Bruce
CAIRO: Sunderland manager Steve Bruce admitted that rushing Ahmed Elmohamady into action might have been unfair to the Egypt wing-back. Following an impressive Premier League debut against Birmingham, Elmohamady started…
Activists, opposition groups protest military trial of workers
CAIRO: A military court on Wednesday adjourned the trial of eight workers to Aug. 28, while about 20 activists from different opposition groups and movements protested outside the High Court…
