'Diet' koshari is temporarily suspended
CAIRO: Contrary to expectation, the diet koshari that was scheduled to be served by Abu Tarek s, the biggest koshari outlet in town, has been temporarily suspended for sundry reasons,…
Jordan and the G-11: Match their bet, call their bluff
For a small country that usually does not make much news, Jordan is making a claim on the world's attention this week with a series of fascinating consecutive events. King…
New dates, old commitments
The American benchmarks plan that was recently submitted to both Israelis and Palestinians is a very significant step. It marks an important and useful change of gear for American involvement…
America's suicidal statecraft in the Middle East
Since its victory in the Cold War, America's global hegemony has rested on three pillars: economic power, military might, and a vast capacity to export its popular culture. The recent…
Arab journalists are under more than one kind of fire
With the political standoff surrounding the selection of a new president intensifying, Turkey is entering a critical period that could have a profound effect on both the country's internal evolution…
Expect more of Blair's style from Brown
A family in Kosovo has just named their new born son Tonibler, after - I kid you not - the United Kingdom s outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom the…
A war of nerves rages between Erdogan and Turkey's military
Arab journalists, more than any other journalists around the world, need security. They need physical security and economic security as well as the security of strong laws and regulations. Being…
The commodity problematique
If you will not pay us reasonable prices for our exports, we will export ourselves It s the kind of "it s-not-fair situation that makes poorer nations wonder where the…
How about a little more swing?
More than any other musical genre, swing music hasn't aged well. The straightforward lyrics, uncomplicated themes and sense of innocent playfulness and sincerity have made it somehow out of touch…
