One killed in Suez oil fire
By AP CAIRO: One person died and 24 were injured in Suez during a fire that raged for nearly 20 hours in the storage facilities of an oil company, local…
Politicians wary of SCAF’s talk about constitution before presidential election
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Egypt's politicians were concerned over what they perceived as intentions to postpone the long-awaited presidential election, after the head of the ruling military council insisted Sunday…
How much should sex matter?
By Agata Sagan and Peter Singer WARSAW/MELBOURNE: Jenna Talackova reached the finals of Miss Universe Canada last month, before being disqualified because she was not a “natural born” female. The…
The problem of priorities
By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: This decade has seen remarkable progress against humanity’s greatest challenges. Consider the declaration of victory over polio in India, which seemed impossible 10 years ago. January…
Being Abu Ismail
By Marie-Jeanne Berger CAIRO: Hazem Abu Ismail was there, in downtown Cairo on Friday April 6. Protests were held on this day over concerns that two of his family members…
Fed policy and inflation fisk
By Martin Feldstein CAMBRIDGE: During the past four years, the United States Federal Reserve has added enormous liquidity to the US commercial banking system, and thus to the American economy.…
Mediterranean states mull ways to draw tourists back
By AFP DJERBA: Mediterranean states opened a conference Monday on the future of tourism in the region, in a bid to claw back market share lost because of the Arab…
Suleiman wants balancing role as president
By Marwa Awad and Dina Zayed / Reuters CAIRO: Omar Suleiman, the former spy chief now trying to run for the Egyptian presidency, says he wants the job to stop…
Palestinian Authority blames Gaza for deficit mess
By Jihan Abdalla / Reuters RAMALLAH: Paying for the upkeep of the Gaza Strip while its political rival actively blocks revenues flowing back is taking its toll on the deficit-racked…
NGOs denounce ‘nationalizing’ draft bill
By Amir Makar CAIRO: Several prominent civil society organizations jointly condemned a draft bill proposed by the Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs, which “nationalizes the entire civil sector and…