Sudan's Beshir defies ICC warrant with Eritrea visit
NAIROBI: Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir arrived in Eritrea Monday on his first foreign trip since the issue of an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes, Eritrea s information minister…
Opposition MPs file 11 investigation requests, attempt to dissolve cabinet
CAIRO: In a heated confrontation, one month before the end of the current PA session, independent and opposition MPs filed 11 investigation requests to cabinet, hoping but failing to clinch…
Arab League slams Iran
The Arab League is warning Iran not to harm the sovereignty or independence of any Arab state.Arab League Deputy Secretary-General Ahmad Bin Hali accused Tehran of issuing provocative statements against…
IN DEPTH: Why companies shouldn't back out of share buybacks
CAIRO: Over the past few months, a growing number of Egyptian companies have purchased or announced plans to buy treasury stocks.Given the current economic environment, and the fiercely fluctuating markets,…
Egypt unemployment creeps upwards
CAIRO: While unemployment is down from last year, the latest numbers show a rise from the previous quarter, suggesting that the global economic crisis may be taking its toll on…
Hillary: The Movie,' now showing at Supreme Court
Months after its debut, Hillary: The Movie faces nine of the nation s toughest critics: the Supreme Court.The justices review of the slashing documentary financed by longtime critics of Secretary…
Pop calligraphy
Osman Andrew Young is recognized by his students and colleagues at the American University in Cairo (AUC) for being a brilliant professor. He teaches with passion and is his humor…
The China syndrome
The late historian Barbara Tuchman was an accomplished writer, but her reputation rests more properly on her insights. Her seminal work, August 1914 , was so filled with them that…
1929 or 1989?
PARIS: As the economic crisis deepens and widens, the world has been searching for historical analogies to help us understand what has been happening. At the start of the crisis,…
The panthers of identity politics
LONDON: I was in Jordan, that beautiful oasis of calm and moderation in a difficult and dangerous neighborhood, when I first heard the news about the murder of two British…