CIA following Twitter, Facebook
McLEAN, Virginia: In an anonymous industrial park in Virginia, in an unassuming brick building, the CIA is following tweets — up to 5 million a day. At the agency's Open…
Muslims gather on Arafat for peak hajj day
MOUNT ARAFAT: More than two million Muslims began massing Saturday on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the largest annual pilgrimage. Swarms of…
US hints it would not object to Brotherhood win in Egypt
WASHINGTON: The United States would be "satisfied" if fair parliamentary elections in Egypt produced a Muslim Brotherhood victory, President Barack Obama's pointman for democratic transitions in the Middle East said…
IMF concludes visit to Egypt, no word on aid
CAIRO: The International Monetary Fund wrapped up a mission to Egypt saying the country faced economic challenges but gave no word on whether the interim government had made a fresh…
Mubarak lawyer says millions frozen by Swiss ‘legal’
CAIRO: The lawyer for the family of Hosni Mubarak has said $340 million held in Swiss banks by the two sons of the ousted Egyptian president, and frozen there, are…
Editorial: Can you jail an idea?
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: Before I embark on this editorial, I’d like to express my profound gratitude to Egypt’s venerable Military Prosecutor for giving the “No to Military Trials” campaign…
A thousand fatwas for Somalia
By Ken Menkhaus WASHINGTON, DC: The latest outrage by the Somali group Al-Shabaab — a truck bombing in Mogadishu that killed more than 100 people, targeting students lined up for news…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: The Quartet facade
Israel and the United States have perfected, almost to a science, the management of international players who dare to intervene in trying to advance peace in the Middle East…
Syria spoils the Iranian victory
By Sadegh Zibakalam Throughout the Middle East and the world at large, there has been a great debate during the past nine months about the origin, implications and future of the…
Buttered Up: Zucchini fritter cakes for the simple gardener
I recently met the gardener taking care of our quaint patch of grass. Wanting to get into gardening for a year now and taking it upon myself to research what…