The Quartet's aims, or American policy by another name
The Palestinians have long sought, and Israel has long resisted, the internationalization of efforts to construct a process that would lead to a durable and comprehensive peace. Independent advocates for…
Time for someone else to repair Wolfowitz's damage
Reading some of the shrill comments posted online by World Bank staffers expressing (anonymously) their loathing for Paul Wolfowitz, you can understand why the bank president feels he has been…
The Winograd report only provokes Arab disdain
A combination of vindication, disdain, and renewed concerns about Israeli militarism are the dominant reactions in the Arab world to the preliminary report of the Winograd Commission released Monday in…
Avoiding the chaos of two governments
Is it true that Michel Aoun recently visited Damascus and was told he would be asked by Emile Lahoud to form a government after the president's departure? Though Aoun earlier…
An Egyptian Egyptologist: Is it valid removing entire villages to facilitate the excavator?
CAIRO: An Egyptian Egyptologist is urging antiquities officials to take the utmost care before removing entire villages located close to major archaeological sites under the pretext that they could be…
Re-discover Alexandria in spring before the summer crowds flock in
ALEXANDRIA: To visit Alexandria in summer is a routine vacation for most Egyptians, but rarely do we approach it in spring.Yet small crowds are heading to the different beaches of…
The Bedouin end protest at Israeli border
CAIRO: North Sinai governor Ahmed Abdel Hamid announced Sunday the end of a Bedouin sit-in protest near the Egypt-Israel border following a deal between them and Egyptian authorities. Reports, however,…
Admin court refuses to change 'Muslim' back to 'Christian' in official docs
CAIRO: The Court of Administrative Justice (CAJ) ruled last week that the Ministry of Interior is under no obligation to amend the official documents of Christian converts to Islam who…