The Annapolis opening has closed
The prospect of a Syrian-Israeli peace settlement looms over the Arab-Israel and larger Middle Eastern arenas as a potentially significant but ever elusive issue. On the eve of the Annapolis…
Hard Talk :30 Years since the 1977 intifada
The 30-year anniversary of the January 18-19 1977 bread riots comes at a moment charged with speculations about the possibility of their recurrence. Will there be a similar widespread riot…
Teetradio: For those who won't shut the "teet" up
CAIRO: In Egypt, as in most Arab societies, one learns to avoid "taboo subjects like sex, politics and religion. When freedom of expression is so often punished by law, it…
Development experts converge in Cairo for prep meeting
CAIRO: A high-level symposium on Sunday aimed at discussing issues in South-South development cooperation and aid effectiveness. The two-day Cairo symposium, titled "Trends in Development Cooperation: South-South and Triangular Cooperation…
US won't return Egyptian torture victim to Egypt
CAIRO: In an unprecedented move, a federal judge in the United States intervened with the US government's decision to return Sameh Khouzam, an Egyptian national and one of Egypt's torture…
'Inflammatory' preachers arrested alongside Brotherhood sweep
CAIRO: Authorities detained 29 members from the Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday in Alexandria during a demonstration against the current violence in Gaza, Mahmoud Ezzat, secretary general of the Muslim Brotherhood…
DreamWorks to build theme park in Dubai
DUBAI: DreamWorks, the US studio behind the hit box-office animated movie Shrek, is to build a theme park in the booming Gulf emirate of Dubai, the Khaleej Times newspaper reported…
