Reclaiming the identity of the Syrian
By Marie-Jeanne Berger Egyptian art lovers are being offered a rare glimpse at contemporary Syrian art in the exhibition currently showing at Mashrabia Gallery. With little sign of abating, clashes between…
Israel and the Muslim Brotherhood: Facing the bittersweet reality
By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK: Since the fall of the Mubarak regime, the conventional wisdom in Israel has suggested that the emergence of an Islamist government in Egypt would necessarily be…
The bailout bias
By Leszek Balcerowicz WARSAW: The seemingly never-ending debate over the eurozone’s fiscal problems has focused excessively on official bailouts, in particular the proposed purchase of government bonds on a massive scale…
Intelligent urban design
By Esther Dyson NEW YORK: Two months ago, I was introduced to a start-up called CityMart, a for-profit marketplace dedicated to helping vendors and city managers to find one another —…
The jury is still out
By Mamdouh G. Salameh In 2006, American oil company Noble Energy of Houston and Israeli company Ratio Oil Exploration received a license to explore "Leviathan", a deep-water gas field in the…
Copts gather from across Egypt to see off Pope Shenouda
By Samer al-Atrush / AFP CAIRO: They came from across Egypt, the poor, old women in black, young tattooed men in their rough work clothes, clamoring to get inside the cathedral…
Explosions across Iraq kill at least 43
By Kareem Raheem and Aseel Kami / Reuters BAGHDAD: At least 16 near-simultaneous explosions struck cities and towns across Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 43 people and wounding more than…
UN aims to press Syria, new clashes in Damascus
DAMASCUS: The UN Security Council was to weigh a draft statement on Tuesday warning Syria of "further measures" if it fails to cooperate with peace envoy Kofi Annan, as fresh…
France launches massive manhunt for Jewish school killer
By Laurent Lozano and Alex Peyrille / AFP TOULOUSE: France launched a massive manhunt for a serial killer on Tuesday, as the nation's schools observed a minute of silence for the…
Egypt central bank lowers reserve requirement on deposits
By Patrick Werr / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's central bank cut its reserve requirement on local currency deposits to 12 percent from 14 percent on Tuesday, in a move to provide banks…