Moscow chokes under smog as health alarm grows
MOSCOW: Dozens of flights were delayed and concerns grew over public health Sunday as Moscow choked in the worst smog in living memory, blown over the Russian capital from spreading…
Egypt plans starting nuclear power tender this year
CAIRO: Egypt plans to start an international bidding process this year for its first nuclear energy plant, Electricity and Energy Minister Hassan Younes told state-run Al-Ahram newspaper. The Arab world's…
Pirates abandon captured freighter, injured crew, says EU
BRUSSELS: Somali pirates abandoned a freighter they had briefly seized in the Gulf of Aden, leaving two injured members of its Syrian and Egyptian crew to radio for medical aid,…
Did Arabs contribute to saving lives during the Holocaust?
EAST MEREDITH, NY: The current hard-line legislation considered by Israeli lawmakers to ensure “loyalty” of Arab citizens reflects tensions and mistrust on both sides of the Arab-Israeli divide. The climate…
Britain’s Failed Human Rights Revolution
LONDON: The budget-cutting austerity program of Britain’s new coalition government has been claiming all the headlines, but David Cameron’s cabinet is breaking with its Labour predecessor in another key area…
Balancing China’s High Savings
BEIJING: China’s national savings rate has been very high in recent years, amounting to 52 percent of GDP in 2008 (the most recent year for which statistics are available), and…
Older Gazans recall Israelis, youth sees only army
SHATI REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip: From his ramshackle Gaza home, Palestinian Sobhi Hamami, 61, fondly recalls the 23 years he worked on an Israeli kibbutz, where he learned Hebrew, swam…
Shades of summer
We can thank Amina Khalil, the young female designer behind the self-named brand Amina K., for Egypt’s first eyewear brand. Over 70 sunglasses models have been designed in collaboration with…
Yes You Can: Overcoming negative programming
When we fail in any experience in our life we have the tendency to avoid trying again in order to prevent ourselves from feeling the pain that we have experienced…
The Middle East deserves better than ‘Sex and the City’ sequel
BEIRUT: For fans of Sex and the City – a television series and movie centered on the lives of four single women living in New York City – the summer…