Massimo D'Alema, don't betray Lebanon
By a strange twist of fate, the blast that killed Lebanese parliamentarian Walid Eido, his son, and several others last week almost coincided with the visit to Damascus by Oliviero…
Bush in trouble, or West Bank on the Potomac
Sailors have a colorful phrase to describe a boat that is so close to the wind that it has stopped dead in the water - unable to fill its sails…
Deter a nuclear Iran, but an attack would be disastrous
The Bush administration may live in a bubble of "unreality, regarding its foreign policy in Iraq, but neoconservatives inhabit a parallel universe on Iran. Unbelievably, despite the fact that the…
Contain Hamas by giving Palestinians a better life
A fundamental question faces those seeking to calm the latest round of conflict in the Palestinian territories. How is it possible for Hamas to emerge as a powerful political force…
When liberal internationalists support the US empire
Bernard Kouchner, France's new foreign minister, has a long and distinguished record as an advocate of intervention in countries where human rights are abused. As a co-founder of Doctors Without…
Three old men still reflect on the game of nations
When foreign-policy gurus Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft all start saying the same thing, it's time to pay attention. That happened this month in a joint appearance broadcast…
Safwat El-Sherif speaker of the Shoura Council, again
CAIRO: The Shoura Council unanimously re-elected Safwat El-Sherif as the speaker of the council on Tuesday. We chose him because of his accomplishments during the first term as president, said…
From radicalism to Sufism, one man's spiritual journey
If you have ever wondered how Western nations such as Great Britain can cultivate home-grown radical Muslims, you should read Ed Husain's autobiography "The Islamist. Husain comes from a close,…
A passport to the Ancient Egyptian After-life
Inkjet technology brings The Book of the Dead of Ramose to life at Cambridge museumXaar, one of the world s leading suppliers of inkjet modern printing technology, is sponsoring an…
A retro ball celebrates Queen, raises money for lepers
The British Community Association's (BCA) Queen's Birthday Ball, held in the grounds of the British Embassy on Friday evening, was a contemporary party. But it evoked a colonial past that…
