Libyan government lauds ‘liberation of Benghazi’
House speaker denies foreign intervention in Libyan fight on “strongholds of terrorism”
Iran executes woman for killing of alleged sexual attacker
Latest example represents poor rights and legal recompense for women
Between power and defeat: Men in Egyptian film
Some films have been critical about some forms of masculinity, offering an ‘ideal’ for men to aspire to
Better late than never: how to rebound state fragility in Egypt?
By Abdulla M. Erfan The Fund for Peace recently published the 2014 fragile states indicators for Egypt bringing empirical realities to the heated debate on policies for addressing Egypt’s political, economic and…
Should Egypt be governed by majority rule or by rule of law?
By Mohammed Nosseir The term ‘majority’ could be a very pleasant one, used to refer to a segment of any given society. In reality, rulers and citizens tend to commit…
Dave McClure sees big opportunities in Egypt
Growth rates in emerging markets are far in excess of US markets, with more opportunity internationally, McClure said
Education: The global antidote to poverty, disease and terrorism
By Dr Cesar Chelala Despite enormous technological advances, humanity continues to grapple with three enormous burdens: poverty, disease and terrorism (both individual and state-sponsored.) Although the policies aimed at solving…
Tunisian holding parliamentary elections amid security concerns
Islamist Ennahda party will not run in next month’s presidential vote
