Europe can do more to ward away the terrorist threat
Three years ago this month, international terrorism struck Europe. In simultaneous bomb attacks against trains in Madrid, Islamist terrorists killed 191 people and wounded over 2,000. Last month the suspects…
Lebanon's price in Washington rises
Two Tuesdays ago, Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt spent 35 minutes with the president of the United States. In many ways, the meeting was unusual. First, protocol dictates that…
Impunity for war crimes against women
The plight of victims of sexual attacks during conflict has come to the fore once again when last week, the International Criminal Court's Prosecutor requested summons for two Sudanese connected…
Egypt's most controversial feminist shuns homeland
CAIRO: With a mane of stark white hair and flashing dark eyes, not to mention opinions on society and women s issues that would be radical anywhere, Nawal Al-Al-Saadawi has…
Cairo Model UN inaugurates its 19th session
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) kicked off its 19th CIMUN (Cairo International Model United Nations) session on Tuesday. CIMUN started as a simulation of only one council in…
Zamalek hoping for Shikabala exception
CAIRO: Zamalek are planning to add forward Mahmoud Abdul-Razeq Shikabala to their Arab and African squads, a club official said.The Egyptian giants have voiced their intention to contact the Arab…
Man gives 12 gamusas in divorce settlement
ALEXANDRIA: An Alexandria court accepted gamusas (water buffalo) as compensation payment from a man for divorcing his wife for no obvious reason, Al Akhbar reported. When the court ruled that…
Syria opposes any changes to Arab-Israeli peace proposal
Associated Press DAMASCUS: Syria on Wednesday voiced opposition to making any revisions to the Arab-Israeli peace initiative endorsed by Arab leaders five years ago and cast doubts over Israel s…