African Union reassured by Libyan council promises
PARIS: The African Union is encouraged by promises made by Libya's transitional council at a conference in Paris on Thursday and will now discuss with its member states the possibility…
Fighting erupts in Sudan’s Blue Nile state
KHARTOUM: Fighting erupted in Sudan's Blue Nile border state between the army and forces loyal to the elected governor Malik Agar, both sides said on Friday, less than two…
Bahrain denies Shia teenager shot dead by police
DUBAI: Bahrain's interior ministry on Friday denied reports that police shot dead a Shia teenager taking part in a protest two days ago and offered a $26,500 reward for information…
Turkey set to host NATO early warning radar
ISTANBUL: Turkey is set to host a NATO early-warning radar system as part of improved defenses for the Western military alliance, the foreign ministry said on Friday. Turkey, with NATO's…
Winning without war: empowering youth associations in Indonesia
By Testriono JAKARTA: I recently met some friends through social media who were elementary or junior high students when the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Most of these young…
Uncommon alliances: Muslim and Jew, left and right
By Azeem Ibrahim LONDON: In October, the Dutch Senate will consider the ban on ritual slaughter enacted by the parliament’s lower house in June 2011. Self-described as “an institution that pays…
9/11 in perspective
By Richard Haass NEW YORK: It was a decade ago that 19 terrorists took control of four planes, flew two into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, hit the…
David Cameron’s Great Expectations
By Naomi Wolf NEW YORK: As I listen to the news coming out of England after the recent wave of urban riots — and as I read Robert Douglas-Fairhurst’s compelling new…
Nuclear lessons unlearned
By Tibor Toth VIENNA: Much of the world marked the 50th anniversary in early August of the Berlin Wall’s construction. But, while that Cold War abomination has truly been consigned to…
Libya’s Moammar Qaddafi vows to fight on
CAIRO: Libya's Moammar Qaddafi called on his supporters to set Libya alight, vowed that his backers would not give up and said those against him were divided, Arabic news channels…