Radical Russian art group ‘sets police van on fire’
A radical Russian art group known for provocative stunts said Monday it had set a police van alight to create an "eternal flame" remembering the arrests of opposition figures. Voina…
Syria activists heap criticism on Arab monitors
DAMASCUS: Activists piled pressure Monday on Arab monitors to do more to prevent Syrian forces pursuing their brutal crackdown against pro-democracy protesters, amid fresh criticism of the observer mission. The…
SCAF, police knew nothing about NGO inspection, say ministers
CAIRO: Two cabinet ministers denied Sunday that the ruling military council or the police were privy to details about Thursday’s inspection campaign targeting 10 local and international NGOs, including the…
A Russian spring?
By Dominique Moisi PARIS: Russia is not Egypt. And Moscow is not on the eve of revolution as Cairo was less than a year ago. Indeed, Russia’s powerful have at their…
Who will be the Republican presidential nominee to face Obama?
By Andrew Hammond The 2012 US election season begins on January 3 when Iowa becomes the first state to hold contests to decide who will be the Democratic and Republican presidential…
The Middle East in 2011
By Ahmed Kadry CAIRO: As we near the end of 2011, you could be forgiven for taking a long deep breath and letting out 365 days of revolution, jubilation, turbulence, tragedy…
The streets of 2012
By Naomi Wolf NEW YORK: What does the New Year hold for the global wave of protest that erupted in 2011? Did the surge of anger that began in Tunisia crest…
Budget cuts to target subsidies to energy intensive industries, says minister
CAIRO: Despite austerity measures, the cuts in the 2012-2013 budget won’t compromise the expenditures for low income citizens, but would cut subsidies for energy intensive factories, the minister of finance…
A Cuban African Odyssey with Egypt’s Jihan El-Tahri
By Myriam Ghattas Jihan El-Tahri is a French Egyptian national who had never screened her films in her own country, Egypt, until recently. This unfortunate oversight was thankfully corrected with her…
Jordan urges Egypt to protect gas pipeline
AMMAN: Jordan has urged Egypt to protect gas supplies feeding the energy-poor kingdom and Israel after saboteurs attacked a Sinai pipeline 10 times last year, the transport minister said on…