Western students exceed Lebanese expectations
Despite the political and economic turmoil that Lebanon has endured for many years - which culminated in violence weeks before the recent Doha accord - I recently noticed that the…
Toward Israeli-Syrian peace
Recent reports indicating that Israel and Syria are indirectly engaged in Turkish brokered peace talks suggest a major (albeit overdue) development in the Mid-East peace-making process. Since the collapse of…
Intercultural dialogue questioned, as experts highlight its importance
CAIRO: Amid various attempts to establish dialogue between nations around the world, the British Council is contributing to the cause as it celebrates its 70th year in Egypt, by launching…
Geneive Abdo works to build bridges
CAIRO: Two years since her last visit to Egypt, American foreign policy fellow and author Geneive Abdo is amazed by how much the country has changed. The author, who has…
Farmers 'scared to talk' about land tax arrests
BEHEIRA: It's a long drive from Cairo to Janaklisse, but going deep into the countryside has no bearing on the long arm of corruption. After Sunday's arrests of 1,230 farmers…
Sports Talk: Without sports
Imagine you live in Iraq. Now imagine there are no sports in Iraq. Now you have an idea about how bad life can be in that country.Sports might not be…