Buttered Up: A slow-roasted duck pasta for the sensible
By Sarah Khanna I pressed a thin veil of tissue against my wounded knuckle, watching it absorb the red seeping out. “Stupid grater,” I mumbled as my husband laughed, reasoning with…
Egypt’s broken economy
By Mohsin Khan WASHINGTON, DC: Egyptians’ political aspirations have dominated the country’s public life since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak last year. Unfortunately, as those aspirations are addressed, the economy…
Leaders go AWOL
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Famously, Field Marshall Montgomery, who turned World War II on its head defeating the Desert Fox, Erwin Rommel in Egypt, described leadership as the capacity and the…
Nightmare scenario: change in Syria may be detrimental to Iraq
By Hamid Alkifaey Syria and Iraq have been at odds for the last 50 years. Since the early 1960s, both countries have been ruled by two rival wings of the Baath…
New languages democratizing social media in the Middle East
By Nada Akl BEIRUT: On March 6 micro-blogging service Twitter announced the launch of its Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu versions. It all started with the grassroots #LetsTweetInArabic campaign by a…
Political parties agree on constitution compromise: state media
By AFP CAIRO: Political parties reached an agreement on Thursday to boost their representation in a disputed constitutional panel dominated by Islamists, the official MENA news agency reported. Liberals had…
Army takes on Islamists to retain power
By Marwa Awad / Reuters CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood is locked in a power struggle with ruling generals over how much influence the army will have after civilians take over in…
Ministers walk out of PA session upon corruption allegations
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Accusations of government corruption by an MP Thursday triggered a walkout by ministers who left the PA session in objection. Commenting on the government’s annual report, MP…
Ayman Nour to run for president; six hopefuls submit nomination docs
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Head of Ghad El-Thawra Party, Ayman Nour, announced Thursday his intention to contest Egypt’s presidency on behalf of the party after the military rulers pardoned him from…
Fewer than half Arab leaders attend Iraq summit
By Hamza Hendawi and Lara Jakes / AP BAGHDAD: Fewer than half the leaders of the Arab world showed up at an Arab summit in Baghdad on Thursday, a snub to…