Mubarak lawyer’s argument legally weak, say lawyers
CAIRO: Lawyers representing the families of martyrs criticized the argument by Mubarak’s lawyer Farid El-Deeb this week, describing it as legally weak. El-Deeb, who is representing Mubarak against charges of…
Bird flu researchers agree to 60-day halt
WASHINGTON: International scientists on Friday agreed to a temporary two-month halt to controversial research on a bird flu virus that may be easily passed among humans, citing global health concerns.…
Egyptian anarchists seek self-governed society
CAIRO: They do not believe in governments, they boycotted the elections, they demand “direct democracy” and they’re associated with chaos and have been targeted by the military and some Islamists.…
Petrol panic eases in Egypt
CAIRO: Fuel distribution improved in Egypt on Thursday after panicked motorists flooded gas stations for days, prompting the death of one person and scuffles that left several people hurt. Queues…
In Arab Spring, economic gain may trump pain
By Andrew Torchia and Suleiman Al-Khalidi / Reuters AMMAN/CAIRO: Mazen Dajani, chief executive of Jordan's CTI Group, says the Arab Spring accomplished what the global financial crisis of 2008-9 did not:…
Mubarak and the Wolf Brigades
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: When this is all over and we look back to 2011 in 20 years’ time, the single most important outcome of the January 25 uprising will…
Iraq’s politics, Iraq’s problem
By Christopher R. Hill DENVER: The narrative of contemporary Iraq is becoming etched in stone: United States troops are leaving, and the country is falling apart. Iraq, we are told, is…
South Sudan violence affected 120,000 people: UN
JUBA: At least 120,000 South Sudanese have been affected by an explosion of ethnic violence in the troubled state of Jonglei, as the world's newest nation reels from weeks of…
The major geostrategic challenge of 2012
By David Menashri The year 2012 commenced with an escalation of hardnosed rhetoric between the United States and Iran. More than ever, the drumbeat for a military strike on Iran was…
Repairing the global plumbing
By Mohamed El-Erian NEWPORT BEACH: More than three years after the global financial crisis, the world still has a nasty plumbing problem. Credit pipes remain clogged, and only central banks are…