Chronicles of a bourgeoisie foodie
I am the most spoiled foodie in town. I have, for the past three years of my life, been sent to sample, taste, test, gorge and guzzle on the best…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: West Bank wall: Illegal, unjust and ultimately destructive
By Ghassan Khatib Ten years after Israel started building a Wall in the occupied West Bank, the project has not proven Israeli arguments in its defense, but rather illustrated the Palestinian…
Translating growth into poverty reduction
By Vinod Thomas and Marvin Taylor-Dormond Many countries experienced unprecedented economic growth and a significant reduction of poverty over the past decades. With an average yearly growth rate of 10 percent,…
Oslo attack sheds light on polarizing public debates
By Aslak Sira Myhre OSLO: When terror struck Oslo, many in the West’s first response was to blame Muslims. In pubs and on the streets of Oslo, girls wearing headscarves and…
A planet for all apes
By Peter Singer MELBOURNE: Two new movies released this month — one a science-fiction blockbuster, the other a revealing documentary — raise the issue of our relations with our closest non-human…
Escalation in Gerga as governor escapes meeting with victims’ families
CAIRO: Gerga residents slammed Sohag Governor General Wadah El-Hamzawy on Tuesday when he “fled” from a meeting with families of the victims of recent clashes, in a move they considered…
Religious violence, abuse growing: world study
WASHINGTON: Religious-linked violence and abuse rose around the world between 2006 and 2009, with Christians and Muslims the most common targets, according to a private US study released Tuesday. "Over…
World pressure mounts on Syria to end crackdown
DAMASCUS: World pressure increased on Wednesday on Syria to end its deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests as President Bashar Al-Assad pledged to pursue a relentless battle against "terrorist groups." A…
US launches anti-Qaddafi offensive in Africa
BENGHAZI: The United States has launched a diplomatic offensive against Libya among African nations as Tripoli accused NATO of a "massacre" of 85 villagers in air strikes in support of…
Top Palestinian warns of protests if US wields veto
CAIRO: A Palestinian leader jailed in Israel has warned Washington that vetoing a Palestinian state at the United Nations would spark huge regional protests, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported…
