Libya’s NTC claims vital Sabha victory
BENGHAZI: Libya's new rulers on Wednesday declared victory in the battle for the key southern city of Sabha, one of the last strongholds of forces loyal to deposed despot Moamer…
Turkey requests US help against Kurd separatists
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted a list of requests for help from the United States to counter Kurdish separatists, Anatolia news agency said Wednesday. "There is…
Israel and America on the wrong side of history
By Gareth Evans MELBOURNE: Shortly before Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination by a right-wing Jewish extremist in November 1995, I met him in Tel Aviv. I was visiting Israel as…
Internationally recognized Palestine in Israel’s best interest?
By Natalia Simanovsky TEL AVIV: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is wearing thin the patience of the international community. As we creep closer to the date when the majority of UN member states…
Decision time for the Eurozone
By Yannos Papantoniou ATHENS: Germany’s arguments against introducing Eurobonds, expanding the eurozone’s bailout fund, and instituting a comprehensive system of economic governance are transparent and easy to understand. But are they…
Three questions for Islamists
By Mustafa Husayn Abu Rumman AMMAN: As an imam at a mosque in the Jordanian capital Amman, I have been following the dramatic developments across North Africa and the Middle East…
Obama: No shortcut to peace in Middle East
UNITED NATIONS: President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that there could be no shortcut to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, as he sought to head off a looming diplomatic crisis…
Digital cameras help Chinese film makers skirt censor
Independent Chinese cinema has boomed out of the sight of censors because of new, handheld digital video cameras, several directors said at Spain's foremost film festival. The nine-day San Sebastian…
Public transport workers expand Cairo strike
CAIRO: Public transport workers and drivers in Greater Cairo went on a partial strike Wednesday demanding better pay, working conditions and buses after they failed to reach an agreement through…
THE REEL ESTATE: A question of morality in ‘Haram Street’
The talk of Egyptian film circles for the past couple of weeks has been entirely focused on one topic and one topic only: The unexpected success of the newly released…