Japan’s rubble economy
By Yuriko Koike TOKYO: On March 11, a year will have passed since Japan was struck by the triple tragedy of an earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident. According to figures announced…
The will to power
By Myriam Ghattas "Chronicle" (2012) is the story of three high school students who stumble upon a mysterious alien-looking substance that, upon contact, endows them with the formidable super-power of telekinesis.…
The time and place of Gazbia Sirry
By Mariam Hamdy Currently showing at the Zamalek Art Gallery is an exhibition that humbles even the most hard-working artist today, and dwarfs the efforts exerted in the local art scene.…
Tanks mass at Syria’s Homs as US makes new bid at UN
By AFP DAMASCUS: Elite troops backed by tanks massed round the Syrian protest city of Homs on Wednesday as Washington worked on a UN Security Council draft resolution demanding humanitarian…
Iran: two worlds meet, over tea
By Parisa Hafezi and Zahra Hosseinian / Reuters TEHRAN: Mina and Mohammad stood on opposite sides of the political barricades when protests against Iran's rulers erupted into mass street violence; she,…
Bombs kill six as Iraq says 70,000 dead 2004-2011
By W.G. Dunlop / AFP BAGHDAD: Car bombs in Iraq killed six people on Wednesday as authorities released figures showing nearly 70,000 people died in violence from 2004 to 2011, markedly…
‘Party’ spirit moves aspiring Libyan leaders
By Dominique Soguel / AFP TRIPOLI: There may be no law governing the formation of political parties in the new Libya, but political and military personalities are wasting no time in…
FJP’s Fahmy elected to head Upper House
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The Islamist-dominated Shoura Council chose its presidents and two deputies Tuesday in a procedural vote after none of the members challenged the single candidate for each position.…
Syria death toll well over 7,500: UN
By AFP UNITED NATIONS: The death toll in the Syrian government crackdown is now "certainly well over 7,500," a top UN official said Tuesday, adding that more than 100 civilians…
With unrest in Egypt, Israel faces blackouts
By Ari Rabinovitch / Reuters TEL AVIV: Israel may be facing a summer of power outages as the country scrambles to replace gas supplies lost because of sabotage attacks on a…