Are Arab Jews extinct?
By Naava Mashiah GENEVA: The growing rift between Israel and the Arab world makes it hard to imagine that Jews and Arabs once coexisted across the Middle East. At one point…
Telling stories of Muslims and Christians in Syria
JERUSALEM: Twelve years ago, I travelled to a monastery in the Syrian desert, where I met an Italian priest by the name of Father Paolo Dall'Oglio. For 20 years, he…
Military rule failed us, say Nubian youth
CAIRO: Members of the Democratic Union of Nubian Youth (DUNY) said in a press conference Wednesday that the military rule since the 1960s has failed to this day to end…
50 groups kick-off ‘Week of Anger and Mourning’ to commemorate Jan. 25
CAIRO: Some 50 political movements, groups and parties announced Wednesday plans for mass protests and marches over a week starting Jan. 20 to commemorate, not celebrate, the anniversary of the…
Radioactive material stolen from Egypt plant, says report
CAIRO: Radioactive material has been stolen from a nuclear power station on Egypt's Mediterranean coast that was the site of violent protests last week, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Thursday.…
Civilian court cannot try Mubarak for graft: lawyer
CAIRO: Civilian courts have no authority to hear corruption charges against ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak because he reverted to his former military rank when he quit, his defense lawyer…
Women leaders swap experiences at Yahoo Summit
CAIRO: “The most powerful and revolutionary thing to do is to share life experiences as if they matter, because they matter,” said Mona Eltahawy, prominent columnist. In a…
No Wikipedia? What if the Internet went down?
WASHINGTON: If a day without Wikipedia was a bother, think bigger. In this plugged-in world, we would barely be able to cope if the entire Internet went down in a…
Egypt Brothers mix pragmatism, ideology on Israel
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood is trying to maneuver its way between its fierce anti-Israel ideology and the realities of governing as it ascends to leadership in Egypt for the first…
Egypt parties edge toward economic policy
CAIRO: For a political movement that has just triumphed in elections, winning nearly half the seats in Egypt's first parliamentary polls since last year's revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood is sounding…