25 die in Syria, as defectors battle regime forces
BEIRUT: Violence sweeping across Syria has killed 25 people, most of them in a battle between troops and a growing force of army defectors who have joined the movement to…
Israel’s Barak voices concern over Islamist win in Egypt
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak expressed deep concern on Saturday after early results in Egypt's post-revolution election showed Islamists sweeping to victory. "The process of Islamisation in Arab countries…
62 percent voter turnout in first round of elections, says SEC
CAIRO: The first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections saw a 62 percent voter turnout, the judicial committee supervising the elections said Friday Councilor Abdel-Moez Ibrahim, head of the Supreme Electoral…
El-Ganzoury to keep several ministers from previous Cabinet
CAIRO: At least 12 ministers will remain unchanged in Kamal El-Ganzoury’s new Cabinet, state TV reported. El-Ganzoury was appointed by SCAF to replace Essam Sharaf, after his Cabinet resigned in…
Protesters chant for SCAF, Gaznoury in Abbaseya Square
CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters gathered in Abbaseya Square on Friday in support of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in what was dubbed the “Friday of Supporting…
Protesters keep memory of Mohamed Mahmoud martyrs alive
CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters marched from Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque carrying symbolic coffins covered with Egyptian flags to mourn the martyrs of Mohamed Mahmoud Street, where five days of violence left…
A long way from elections 2010
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: Ironically, one year ago to the day, on Dec. 3, 2010, in this very space, I wrote an editorial titled “Long Live the NDP!” Like then,…
Toward a peaceful pacific
By Malcolm Fraser MELBOURNE: The Western Pacific is currently facing a difficult problem: how to accommodate China’s rising aspirations in a region where the United States has held primacy since the…
Will religious tolerance in Indonesia continue?
By Franz Magnis-Suseno S.J. JAKARTA: Violence against Christians in Indonesia frequently makes news headlines. However, acts of violence targeting Christians should not obscure the fact that the vast majority of Indonesia’s…
Egypt’s revolutionary coup
By Shlomo Ben-Ami MADRID: How revolutions unfold depends on many factors, including a country’s socio-economic structure, its particular historical traditions, and sometimes the role of foreign powers. So the Arab Spring…