Egyptian opposition rejects constitutional amendments
Associated Press CAIRO: Egypt s largest Islamist opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, and other opposition lawmakers on Monday rejected controversial constitutional amendments demanded by the president.The lawmakers said they do…
US set to help Libya build nuclear power plant
TRIPOLI: The United States is to help Libya to build a first nuclear power plant under an agreement to be signed soon, the official JANA news agency reported on Monday.…
Judge fines Mubarak, minister $5,000
CAIRO: An Egyptian court has ordered President Hosni Mubarak and his interior minister to pay more than $5,000 in compensation to a man jailed for seven years without charge, security…
Peace process at turning point, UN envoy says
CAIRO: The Palestinian-Israeli peace process is at a crossroads due to changing dynamics in the region and abroad, Alvaro de Soto, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process…
THE REEL ESTATE: Death of a female "Vagabond"
Film history has always credited French Maverick Jean-Luc Godard for heralding in the French New Wave when he went down the streets of Paris to shoot À bout de soufflé…
Ending the Iraq strife
For a US representative to actually sit at the same table with the Iranian and Syrian delegates during the regional conference held in Bagdad on March 10, is in itself,…
A medical prize to reward discoveries of cures and vaccines
CAIRO: Part of modern medicine's success is built on new drugs, in which pharmaceutical companies invest billions of dollars on research. The companies can recover their expenses thanks to patents,…
Balancing Israel's barrier with the Palestinians' fabric of life
The idea of a separation barrier between Israel and the Palestinians, including a "separation fence, was first broached during the premiership of Yitzhak Rabin and again under Prime Ministers Benjamin…
Grand Bargain or Great Gabfest?
It is not a coincidence that serious political talks are taking place simultaneously these days between top Lebanese political foes, Saudi Arabia and Iran, the United States and each of…
First Ladies and top officials address illiteracy in the region
DOHA: The need for innovation in tackling the problem of high illiteracy in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, with a special focus on reducing the gap between…