Medvedev urges more active US role in Mideast peace efforts
DAMASCUS: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called in Syria on Tuesday for a more active US role in the Middle East peace process, saying the situation in the region was "very…
Burma revisited
With reference to the commentary titled “Breaking Burma’s isolation” (May 10, 2010), though it would be difficult to fault the aims and objectives of this study, it placed far too…
Ahly to rest key men against Gouna
CAIRO: Egyptian Premier League champions Ahly will face Gouna without a number of key players as manager Hossam Al-Badri intends to rest his key men. The Reds said that Egypt…
Muslims pray in a Sarajevo monastery
SARAJEVO: A group of young Bosnian Muslim students from the Faculty of Islamic Studies at the University of Sarajevo recently performed their evening prayer in a Franciscan monastery in Sarajevo.…
What's in a BRIC?
SAO PAULO: Brazil, Russia, India, and China recently held their second annual summit in Brasilia. Journalists continue to lavish attention on these so-called “BRIC” countries, but I remain skeptical of…
Political groups condemn request to renew emergency law
CAIRO: Twenty political groups have signed a joint statement condemning the request to renew Egypt’s state of emergency for another two years, submitted to parliament by the ruling National Democratic…
Iraqi forces 'negligent' after mass attacks kill 110
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces faced charges of negligence on Tuesday after insurgents killed 110 people in a devastating wave of attacks in five cities the previous day, Iraq's bloodiest this…
Remembering the importance of forgetting
SINGAPORE: “Be careful what you post on Facebook,” US President Barack Obama warned American high school students this past September. “Whatever you do, it will be pulled up again later…
Let Turkey take part
ANKARA: Amid talk of renewed efforts towards peace in the Middle East, discussion regarding the Syrian-Israeli track in particular is growing. Though an agreement to even restart talks has yet…
PA speaker criticizes educational system
CAIRO: Parliament speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour criticized educational policies in Egypt as the People’s Assembly discussed a report by the education committee on Thanawiya Amma, Egypt’s Secondary Certificate. Sorour, who…