Can Asia Free Itself from the IMF?
BERKELEY: There has never been a question about the ultimate purpose of the Chiang Mai Initiative (CMI), the system of Asian financial supports created in 2000 in that Thai city.…
The Battle for Hope
PARIS: Since the arrival of President Barack Obama in the White House, there has been an undeniable rapprochement between Europe and the United States. But on the deeper and more…
Time for a real national coalition for Middle East peace
WASHINGTON, DC: For years now, my colleagues and I at the American Task Force on Palestine have argued that advocates of a two-state resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict need to…
Egyptians dominate Arab blogosphere, says study
CAIRO: As Iran's streets remain flooded with protesters, Twitter remains a prominent source of news and protest. But Iran is not the only country where internet sources have been found…
Google competition encourages Arabic content online
CAIRO: Google announced yesterday the student winners of the Knol competition that sought to encourage more Arabic content on the web. Students from five of the Arab world's most prestigious…
AUC appoints Kurtzer to board of trustees
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) appointed former US diplomat Daniel C. Kurtzer as a member of its Board of Trustees. Kurtzer was previously the US ambassador to Egypt…
Deported Chechen student missing in Moscow
CAIRO: A Chechen Al-Azhar student recently deported to Russia from Egypt has gone missing, according to the Associated Press. Human rights groups have suggested that he was detained by Russian…
No new cases of H1N1 in Egypt Tuesday
CAIRO: No new cases of the H1N1 virus were reported in Egypt by press time Tuesday, the first swine-free day since the beginning of June when the first case was…
Egypt to improve university professors' salaries, says minister
CAIRO: The government is working towards improving pay conditions of university professors and is taking measures to upgrade Egyptian universities, Minister of Higher Education Hany Helal told a National Democratic…
Alaa Kamal returns to Contractors
CAIRO: Alaa Kamal has confirmed his return to Arab Contractors from Zamalek after the latter failed to pay his full transfer fee to the Mountain Wolves. I have returned to…