Apartheid has a face
By Samah Jabr Last month, in the early evening, as I drove on Jerusalem's Route 1 in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, I was attacked by several Israeli boys. They were about…
Sowing seeds of peace, from Virginia to Iraq
By Rev. Wayne Lavender SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq: Soon after the tragic attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, I left the church where I had been serving as the senior pastor for 12 years,…
Court throws out case against tycoon Sawiris
By Agencies CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Tuesday threw out a case brought against telecoms tycoon and liberal politician Naguib Sawiris by a group of lawyers who accused him of showing…
HRW calls on Bahrain to release democracy activists
By AFP DUBAI: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the release of hundreds of Bahraini pro-democracy activists arrested after last year's uprising and for all charges against them to…
Syrian Kurds flee to Iraqi safe haven
By Abdel Hamid Zebari / AFP ARBIL: Away from his family and living in a small flat, Omar Izzat Ibrahim is among rising numbers of Syrian Kurds who have fled a…
South Sudan rebels sign truce deal with government
By AFP JUBA: South Sudan has signed a ceasefire with the largest of several rebel groups which threaten the stability of the world's newest nation, the government said on Tuesday.…
Iran steps up repression before polls: Amnesty
By Avril Ormsby / Reuters LONDON: Iran has "dramatically escalated" a crackdown on dissent in the run-up to this week's parliamentary elections, arresting lawyers, students and journalists and targeting electronic media,…
UN says south Libya tense after tribal warfare
By Rami Al-Shaheibi / AP BENGHAZI: The United Nations says the situation in a remote southern part of Libya where more than 100 people were killed in tribal warfare this month…
EU hits Assad’s ministers with new Syria sanctions
By Agencies BRUSSELS: The European Union imposed sanctions on seven Syrian cabinet ministers on Tuesday for their role in a bloody crackdown on dissent, the latest move aimed at pressuring…
Arab ministers to discuss Syria before summit
By Ayman Samir and Tamim Elyan / Reuters CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers will meet for two days starting on March 10 in Cairo to discuss developments in Syria and prepare for…