The hazard of second best
By Mohamed A. El-Erian NEWPORT BEACH: The international community risks settling for second best on two key issues to be discussed this month at global meetings in Washington, DC: the lingering…
Sky-high protectionism?
By Jean Pisani-Ferry BRUSSELS: A new controversy has emerged between the European Union and several of its main trade partners since the EU decided to include in its CO2 emission-control scheme…
British Muslims transcending differences
By Mubashir Khan LONDON: Can love really bring people together, crossing boundaries and breaking down barriers? It sounds like the stuff of fairy tales and movies, but recently in a little…
Facebook fans get to play out celebrity fantasies
By Glenn Chapman / AFP SAN FRANCISCO: A trio of console videogame stars joined the online social play revolution with a free-to-play title that lets folks at Facebook virtually live…
Egypt revolution graffiti brings down barricades
By Mostafa Aboul Ezz/ AFP CAIRO: They were hit, pushed back and even fired at, but Egyptian activists have returned to the scene of deadly clashes in the heart of Cairo,…
Egypt military jails dissident officer for six years
By AFP CAIRO: An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced an officer who took part in anti-military protests to six years in jail, an official newspaper reported. Major Ahmed Shuman…
Twice-exiled former Ottoman princess dies
By Suzan Fraser / AP ANKARA, Turkey: Neslisah Osmanoglu, an Ottoman princess who married an Egyptian prince and was twice forced into exile when both royal households were abolished, has died.…
Israel seizes sarcophagus lids stolen from Egypt
By AP JERUSALEM: The Israel Antiquities Authority says inspectors have seized two stolen Egyptian sarcophagus covers at a bazaar in Jerusalem's Old city. The two plaster-covered wooden lids had been…
Egypt says no IMF agreement until June
By Reuters CAIRO: Egyptian Planning Minister Faiza Abu El-Naga said on Monday that Egypt expected to sign a $3.2 billion financing package with the International Monetary Fund in June, three…
Egypt says arming Syria rebels could cause civil war
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's foreign minister warned on Monday that arming Syria's opposition could lead to a full civil war and argued instead to give an Arab League peace plan…