Football fans as revolution: Transcending the conventional
By Bassem N. Hafez The newly released book, “The Ultras: When Fans Cross Natural Boundaries,” by Mohamed Gamal Beshir, aka Gemyhood, is a timely contribution to the growing slew of non-fiction…
Arab League reports on Syria mission
DAMASCUS: The Arab League will report Thursday on its heavily criticized observer mission to Syria as Western frustration grows over Russia's opposition to UN action on quelling a bloody crackdown…
Obama proposed talks, says Iranian lawmaker; US denies
TEHRAN: An Iranian lawmaker claims that President Barack Obama called for direct talks with Iran in a secret letter to the Islamic Republic's supreme leader that also warned Tehran against…
Crisis tearing Iraq apart, says Sunni-backed leader
BAGHDAD: Iraq needs new leaders to prevent the country from disintegrating, the head of the main Sunni-backed bloc says, reflecting the severity of a sectarian political battle in the Shia-led…
Amid Darfur ‘peace’ residents cite gunfire, rape
ABUSHOUK IDP CAMP: Almost a decade after government-backed Janjaweed militias began a "genocide" in Sudan's Darfur, shootings, rapes, looting and arson continue, residents say. But officials are touting a deal…
Musharraf under pressure to delay return to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former dictator Pervez Musharraf came under mounting pressure Thursday to delay his return from exile as he admitted that he would be danger if he goes back to…
Despite Arab Spring world moved towards authoritarianism, says Freedom House
NEW YORK: The Arab Spring protests that shocked entrenched regimes in the Middle East and North Africa last year were the biggest challenge to authoritarian governments since the downfall of…
Critic of military rule beaten in street
CAIRO: Assailants attacked a prominent Egyptian activist as she left work at Cairo's Nileside state television headquarters late on Wednesday, in the latest incident of violence against the protest…
Army, ‘foreign conspiracy’ responsible for killings, says Mubarak lawyer
CAIRO: Lawyer for Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday the military was responsible for the deaths of protesters during the revolt that ousted the Egyptian president last year, insisting he had…
Arab bank lends $26 mln for Africa development
KHARTOUM: An Arab League development bank on Wednesday signed low-interest loans with four African nations to improve transport infrastructure, village development and finance for young people. The loans from the…