The Arab summit can kick-start peace in Darfur
After four years of genocide in Darfur, the world continues to try managing a conflict in desperate need of resolution. Today, the Arab League will issue a final statement at…
Michel Aoun can cut the Gordian knot
Lebanon is locked in stalemate as the majority and opposition remain encamped behind their red lines. But there is a way out, and the solution lies in the hands of…
Between Iran and Israel, all is lost
Do not put any hope in the Riyadh Summit of the League of Arab Nations. The Arab heads of state are meeting at a time that will go down in…
Youth views: Welcome, Mr Ban, to the "most impossible job on Earth"
CAIRO: "As Secretary-General, I will make the most of the authority invested in my office by the Charter and the mandate you give me. I will work diligently to materialise…
Walk like an Egyptian or sing like a football fan?
Arabs, Muslims, Copts, what defines us?CAIRO: Only football speaks Egyptian louder than politics, economics and religion. And as religious chants and slogans, coupled with quasi-pop fanfare music, replace the patriotic…
Commentary: It is now Israel's call
The Israeli government should accept the Arab initiative because it has a solemn obligation to explore any possibility, however remote, to peacefully end the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel can accept the…
Ancient Egypt, Hollywood-style
CAIRO: Associate provost and director of core curriculum in the American University in Cairo (AUC) John Swanson, mocked the Hollywood portrayal of Ancient Egypt, during a talk he gave Wednesday…
Emaar Egypt to file complaint against Case
CAIRO: Emaar Egypt plans to file a complaint with the main authorities in Egypt about the decision by the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange (Case) to list the company s…