Israeli held for stoning Egyptian consulate
JERUSALEM: Israel filed criminal charges on Thursday against a man who stoned the Egyptian consulate in Eilat, near the site of an attack by border infiltrators last month that strained…
Officer tells court security forces had arms in central Cairo
CAIRO: A police officer testifying in the case of the killing of protesters told the court Thursday that security forces had arms in central Cairo during the uprising and suggested…
10 years later: Did the terrorists win?
By Yasser Khalil CAIRO: Even 10 years later, the memory of the 9/11 attacks is still present. While the terrorists achieved the physical destruction they set out to create, they failed…
New York moves on
By Jacob Margolies NEW YORK: New York is a city that forgets quickly. Teeming with ambition, its denizens are focused on getting ahead. And what’s striking today is how remote the…
Gender at heart of new Moroccan constitution
By Fatima Sadiqi FEZ: The new reforms outlined in the June 2011 Moroccan constitution can be grouped in three major categories: separation of powers, independence of justice, and good governance. However…
The saver’s dilemma
By Daniel Gros BRUSSELS: Interest rates are now close to zero throughout the developed world (the United States, Europe, and Japan). But the global economy is slowing down, and financial markets…
Egypt economy growth modest, ongoing unrest hurts
CAIRO: Egypt's economy grew by a slower-than-expected 1.8 percent in the financial year to June 2011 and is forecast to expand 3-3.5 percent in 2011-12 although continued protests and unrest…
Egypt orders crackdown on ‘unruly’ broadcast media
CAIRO: The Egyptian government ordered a freeze on new satellite television permits on Wednesday after a meeting with top generals to address "media unruliness," the state MENA news agency reported.…
Turkey PM to embark on Arab Spring tour next week
ANKARA: Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to embark on a tour of Arab Spring countries next week including Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, a government official said. "The…
Military ruler to testify in Mubarak trial
CAIRO: The head of Egypt's ruling military council will testify in a closed session next week to a court that is trying ousted President Hosni Mubarak over charges of conspiring…