Whodunnit?
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: On Egypt’s political stage, the tragi-comedy continues. When two members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in an international press conference claim, after…
Asia’s month of milestones
By Gareth Evans CANBERRA: For grand strategy buffs, this has been quite a month, with several events looking like the kind of turning points that will consume future historians. Capturing the…
Seeking real equality for Turkey’s women
By Idil Aybars ANKARA: Turkish women were among the first in Europe to exercise political rights with the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1924, but 87 years later Turkey…
Services without tears
By Jeffrey Sachs NEW YORK: A famous claim in economics is that the cost of services (such as health care and education) tends to increase relative to the cost of goods…
Thousands rally in Egypt on “Last Chance Friday”
CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptians demanding an end to military rule converged on Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday in what activists say will be the biggest day yet of protests in…
Saboteurs blow up Egypt gas pipeline: MENA
CAIRO: Saboteurs blew up a gas pipeline 60 km (37 miles) west of the Egyptian town of Al-Arish in northern Sinai on Friday, the latest in series of attacks, state…
New Yemen deaths cast pall over Saleh exit deal
SANAA: Loyalists of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh shot dead at least four people in the capital Sanaa on Thursday casting a pall over a hard-won deal for his departure…
Bahrain hints at evidence of Iran protest links
MANAMA: Bahrain suggested Thursday that it has classified evidence that Iran was linked to Shia-led protests in the Gulf kingdom despite an independent commission that said it found nothing to…
New Libya cabinet wins US praise, angers regions
TRIPOLI: A new government line-up in Tripoli drew praise from Washington Wednesday as a "significant step" towards democracy but barbs from Libya's regions highlighted the challenge of unity after 42…
Two shot dead in renewed Shia protests in Saudi
RIYADH: Two men were shot dead as protests erupted among the Shia minority in Saudi Arabia's oil-rich east, the government said on Thursday, in clashes that prompted leaders from both…