Iran and the new Arab world
The news of an alleged assassination attempt on the Saudi ambassador to the United States, Adel Al-Jubeir, in October read like a first-class movie script, but the manner in…
Durban: Rethinking climate change
By Lord Julian Hunt The main aim of the UN climate summit at Durban, which began on November 28 and ends Dec. 9, is to produce an agreement about targets for…
The poetry of the euro
By Harold James PRINCETON: The purpose of creating a common currency has been largely and surprisingly forgotten in crisis-torn Europe. Instead, there seem to be more pressing concerns: gloomy speculation about…
Egypt hope to bridge 19-year Olympics gap
By David Legge / AFP JOHANNESBURG: Egypt will secure a place at the Olympic Games football tournament for the first time since 1992 if they defeat hosts Morocco on Wednesday in…
Report highlights electoral commission blunders in first round
CAIRO: According to a report issued Wednesday by the Egyptian Coalition for Election Observation, the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) did not posses the required tools to effectively supervise Egypt’s first…
Male-dominated parliament worries experts, candidates
CAIRO: The results of the first round of parliamentary elections indicate that female representation will be minimal, if not nonexistent – a phenomenon experts and candidates attribute to cultural barriers.…
Ganzoury’s ‘salvation government’ sworn in amid skepticism
CAIRO: Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzoury’s “national salvation government” was sworn in on Wednesday, with the mysterious name of interior minister disclosed just hours before for alleged “security reasons.” The new…
FJP sweep run-offs, raking in 34 seats in preliminary results
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood's political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), swept the run-offs in the first round of parliamentary elections, winning 34 of 50 seats, according to preliminary…
Amnesty calls for arms trade treaty in wake of Egypt’s use of US-made teargas
CAIRO: Amnesty International called for enforcing an effective global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in a statement issued Wednesday, in light of Egyptian security forces’ use of foreign-made teargas and other…
Saudi Arabia pumps oil at highest rate for decades
DOHA: Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it was pumping oil at the highest rate for decades in a signal to fellow producers and buyers just a week before an OPEC…