An Iraqi perspective on recent elections
NASIRIYA, Iraq: The March 7 elections in Iraq remain a topic of interest around the world as both former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and current Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki scramble…
Green protectionism vs. growth
LONDON: International climate talks in Bonn, Germany (April 9-11) tried to salvage December's failed Copenhagen summit. Meanwhile, some rich countries are imposing their own carbon limitations anyway and threatening to…
No time for a trade war
NEW YORK: The battle with the United States over China's exchange rate continues. When the Great Recession began, many worried that protectionism would rear its ugly head. True, G-20 leaders…
Independent and interdependent
RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM: The latest rift between the United States and Israel, which began with the Israeli announcement of more construction planned for Ramat Shlomo - a Jewish-only neighborhood that would further…
Rights group launches study on sectarian violence in Egypt
CAIRO: "It is very clear that the ministry of interior's investigations can be described as inadequate, violent, short-sighted and in many cases illegal, said the head of the Egyptian Initiative…
Prosecution hears testimonies of assaulted April 6 activists
CAIRO: Activists accused the police of assault during their arrest on Tuesday, April 6 at the Downtown Cairo prosecution office, where they were gave testimony Saturday evening.The testimonies continued to…
Architect faces off with Aswan officials over flood homes
CAIRO: Architect Mamdouh Hamza slammed the government's decision to seize land donated to build homes for Aswan's flood victims, branding it as a " defamation and a blow to grassroots…
Gunmen kill 7 at memorial service in Qena
QENA: Egyptian police say a group of armed men have opened fire at a memorial service in southern Egypt, killing seven and injuring four others.Gen. Mohammed Badr says the men…
