With a Grain of Salt: Israel's 'Reasonable Reward'
We all wronged Israel when we accused it of attacking Egypt's candidate for the top post at the UNESCO. Here we have one of the most intransigent Israeli Prime Ministers…
A tale of two elections
LONDON: Individual elections do not always enhance democracy - a useful reminder that the ballot box is only one part, albeit a central one, in any free, plural society. Of…
Wake up, Israel
I am departing from my usual analysis of the Arab-Israeli conflict as I profoundly feel that these are neither ordinary times, nor ordinary circumstances. The challenges and opportunities that Israel…
Advocacy groups: 17 countries making cluster bombs
GENEVA: A coalition of advocacy groups say cluster bombs are still being manufactured in 17 nations, including strong countries such as the United States and Russia, and lesser powers like…
Take two: Lawyers at the polls for syndicate elections
CAIRO: Following much debate, legal battles and an elections day with low turnout, the second round of the Egyptian Lawyers Syndicate elections take place today.The election was originally scheduled for…
Family of man thrown off balcony by police to appeal 5-year verdict
CAIRO: The family of a man killed by policemen says they will appeal the five-year prison sentence handed down Thursday by the Cairo Criminal Court.Hassan Mohamed Hassan and Maher Hussein…
Harvard Alumni discuss reshaping future of education, economy
CAIRO: The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) fourth annual Arab World conference drew the region's intelligentsia in the fields of finance, economics, education and the media, among others. Held in Cairo…
COMMENTARY: Fever Dreams: Obama's visit and the future of the Mideast
Last week I awoke from a fever dream in Zamalek, sleepwalking, believing the ceiling was about to collapse on me. Still asleep, I rushed from the bedroom blindly through the…
Cairo University prepares to host Obama
CAIRO: Cairo University has postponed student exams set for this Thursday and the Egyptian president s security service took over the campus in anticipation that President Barack Obama will address…