Suicide bomb kills over 100 in Iraq
Associated Press TUZ KHORMATO, Iraq: A suicide truck bomber blasted a Shia town north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing more than 100 people, police said, in a sign Sunni insurgents…
US supports Egypt in establishing its own form of democracy: Ricciardone
"The United States stands with Egypt as it answers its own citizens' aspirations call to establish their own form of democracy and to protect the rights and dignity of every…
Panelists exchange blame while discussing political apathy
CAIRO: In a highly charged debate discussing the reasons behind increasing political apathy, the participants of a symposium exchanged more than just accusations. Held at the Prince Taaz Cultural Center…
Israel plans to build fence on border with Egypt, says report
The wall will address a symptom not the root cause, says expertCAIRO: An Israeli army publication has reported on Israeli plans to build a security fence along the porous border…
Jailed MP Talaat El Sadat suspended from 10 PA sessions
CAIRO: The People s Assembly (PA) announced its decision not to revoke the parliamentary membership of independent MP Talaat El Sadat, nephew of former President Anwar El Sadat, but to…
Rachid leads business delegation to promote relations with Spain
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid began Sunday a one-week visit to Spain - the first official visit of its kind for more than a decade -in…
Music's the messenger at Live Earth
Associated PressIn a global series of concerts featuring aboriginal dancing, imitation chimpanzee cries and a lot of reunited rock bands, musicians and celebrities called for fans to take action against…
The Pyrenees vacation – Part 1
The Midi-Pyrenees, southern France, is my vacation spot this summer for three weeks and I can just make out the mountains from my loft in an 18th century farm house…
Passive isolationism endangers Russia, but also the West
Nation-states are built on ethnic and territorial unity, and their histories and political development are grounded in a sense of collective identity. Empires emerge when a national group considers its…
Stagnation rules in Lebanon's secular political parties
The Arab world is witnessing a dangerous head-on confrontation between Islamist parties and organizations and incumbent governments. At the same time secular parties are clearly facing a crisis as they…