Six Years After the Millennium Declaration, Aid Levels Should Not Be Falling
To have a lasting impact, resources for development must increase and the increases must be sustained if we are to keep the promises that have been made to the world's…
How does a keen advocate of reform face domestic resistance?
Having raised expectations for real political reform in Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah has instead announced that the time for change has not yet arrived. After reshuffling the Cabinet, everything remains…
Russian foreign policy in the Middle East
Current Russian foreign policy in the Middle East can be described in terms of both continuity and novelty. As was the case in the previous years of Vladimir Putin's presidency,…
The curtains are drawn open in Egypt
On March 26, fewer than 1 million Egyptians approved, in a national referendum, momentous changes in their Constitution. Local and international groups and observers dismissed the government's claims that more…
Egyptian archeologists say lava from ancient Greek volcano found in north Sinai
Associated PressTEL HABUWA, Egypt: Egyptian archaeologists on Monday presented white stones of pumice that they believe a tsunami in ancient times carried 850 km across the Mediterranean to north Sinai.The…
Egyptian baby born every 23 seconds
CAIRO: The number of Egyptians inside and outside the country has risen to more than 76 million, meaning an Egyptian baby is born every 23 seconds, according to official figures…
Bird flu, Egypt revising strategic plan
ROME: Egypt has faced problems containing the disease for a number of reasons, including the lack of compensation to help farmers who lose their poultry to culling, the UN's Food…
Egypt requests Red Cross enquiry
CAIRO: Egypt has made an official request to the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) to launch an enquiry into the claims of the Israeli documentary "Spirit of Shaked…
British tourist killed in Egypt road accident
CAIRO: A 55-year-old British tourist died Saturday on a winding desert mountain road in Egypt s Sinai Peninsula when his car flipped over, police have said.The British embassy confirmed the…