Disarmament wars
By Jonathan Schell NEW YORK: On April 13, Iran is scheduled to meet with representatives of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States — the permanent members of…
Soul sustenance: Swedish opera singers make house calls
By Igor Gedilaghine / AFP Are you lonely? Do you miss a loved one? Is your marriage on the rocks? Just place a call to a Stockholm opera and a singer…
Reconciliation the path to Egypt peace
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Rattled, the Muslim Brothers packed parliament to amend a law that would ban former regime figures from running after Omar Suleiman threw his hat into the ring.…
Nermine Hammam’s voluble cry of freedom
By Mariam Hamdy I didn’t used to be a fan of Nermine Hammam’s earlier work, but recently I’ve fallen in love with it. It’s time to pay it its dues. To…
Bahrain violence grows with mob attacks
By Reem Khalifa MANAMA, Bahrain: Mobs with iron rods and sticks ransacked a supermarket belonging to a major Shia-owned business group Wednesday, a company official said, as part of a spike…
Ukraine blocks film on soccer match against Nazis
By Maria Danilova / AP It's a game that every Ukrainian knows about: The "Death Match" of 1942, when top Kiev soccer players trounced a team of Nazi occupiers and reportedly…
IMF says Egypt needs to agree on new budget
By AFP WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that Egypt's divided politicians needed to agree on a new budget before it can offer financial support for the country. In…
Court adjourns hearings of 3 presidential hopefuls’ qualification
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: An Administrative Court adjourned Tuesday appeals related to the validity of three presidential nominees’ candidacy to an exceptional session Wednesday morning to submit the required documents. Ultraconservative…
Parliament to discuss political exclusion draft law Wednesday
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The People’s Assembly’s (PA) legislation and constitution committee gave initial approval ahead of the discussion of the political exclusion draft law at the PA’s late session on…
MB criticizes court’s ruling against Constituent Assembly formation
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: The Administrative Court of the State Council issued a ruling Tuesday invalidating parliament's decision regarding the makeup of the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting Egypt's new constitution.…