Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science
By Tom Heneghan and Sami Aboudi / Reuters CAMBRIDGE: Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail first proposed building a $2 billion science and technology institute in Cairo 12 years ago, just after he…
Libya rebel chief fears bloodbath in battle for Tripoli
BENGHAZI: As Libyan rebels fought to close in on Tripoli on Thursday, their chief said he feared a bloodbath in a battle for the capital that could come by the…
Security operation continues in North Sinai
CAIRO/Al-Arish: Joint army and police forces continued for the fourth consecutive day chasing suspects who allegedly carried out a series of attacks in North Sinai, provincial police directorate chief General…
Palestinians talk of protest, little sign of action
RAMALLAH: Calls for Palestinian protests to back a diplomatic push for statehood at the United Nations next month have put Israel on guard; the peace process in deep crisis, some…
Coco Chanel was an anti-Semite, author insists
The late French designer Coco Chanel was indeed an anti-Semite who spied for the Nazis during World War II, her latest biographer insisted Wednesday, despite firm denials from her fashion…
Iraq’s last king lives on in Tintin comics
Everyone here knows that the July 14 bridge, a convenient route to the US Embassy and government offices in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, marks a 1958 coup when Iraq's last…
Mixed impressions at El-Borsaiedy’s calligraphy exhibit
Currently showing at the Picasso gallery in Zamalek is a calligraphy exhibition by artist Khodeir El-Borsaiedy. Calligraphy is a tricky form of art, since for the average layman, it may…
Who will win the clean-energy revolution?
By Phyllis Cuttino and Michael Liebreich LONDON: After less than a year and a half in which so much energy news seemed troubling — nuclear meltdowns, oil spills, rising gas prices…
Europe’s Central Bank at sea
By Mohamed El-Erian NEWPORT BEACH: Central bank purists are confused. How can the European Central Bank, a Germanic institution, now be in the business of buying government bonds issued by five…
The Tea Party’s modest proposal
By Simon Johnson WASHINGTON, DC: America’s Tea Party has a simple fiscal message: the United States is broke. This is factually incorrect — US government securities remain one of the safest…