Bush to meet with Arab, Israeli leaders in Egypt in May
JERUSALEM: An Israeli lawmaker said US President George W. Bush plans to hold a summit with Israeli and Arab leaders in Egypt next month.Palestinian officials confirm that Washington is trying…
Hamas threatens to break Gaza siege again
GAZA CITY: Hamas on Tuesday threatened to storm the Gaza Strip's borders in a repeat of a breach in January that allowed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to pour into…
Change your network, keep your number
CAIRO: Egypt's newly launched mobile number portability (MNP) services will prompt mobile operators to offer better quality services to add more subscribers into their pool, said Vodafone Egypt officials."The new…
India pledges development projects for Africa during summit with African leaders
NEW DELHI: India pledged Tuesday to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in development projects in Africa in an attempt to bolster its presence on the continent, where economic rival…
THE REEL ESTATE: No country for righteous men
The Coen Brothers' latest cinematic opus opens with an establishing shot of the Texas wastelands, roofed with shadows and an orange sky. There isn't one human soul; and Tommy Lee…
Tony Blair's Palestine
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has many positive attributes, including great charm. He will need all his skills to address the bewildering range of global tasks that he has…
The last of the Tibetans
Are the Tibetans doomed to go the way of the American Indians? Will they be reduced to nothing more than a tourist attraction, peddling cheap mementos of what a once-great…
In their shoes
My life in the West Bank during the summer of 2006 was a lot less dramatic than some might imagine. I wasn t kidnapped and I didn t see any…
The Muslim Brotherhood: A Body without a Mind
Why did the Muslim Brotherhood not participate in the April 6 Strike?This question still begs a clear answer. It has also disclosed the size of the mistakes the group is…