New independent syndicate aims to uphold journalists’ rights, says co-founder
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The newly-established Egyptian Journalists’ Independent Syndicate aims to defend the rights of journalists’ as well as develop the profession, one of its founding members said. Despite the…
Political powers welcome ElBaradei’s rights charter, call for debate
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Political powers welcomed the rights charter introduced by presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei, but expressed some reservations and called for debating the articles before supporting their inclusion in…
America’s Dangerous Debt Ceiling Debate
By Mohamed El-Erian NEWPORT BEACH: It has been raised more than 70 times in the last 50 years, mostly without commotion. It must be raised again this summer if the United…
Muslim women speak for themselves
By Asma Uddin WASHINGTON, DC: We all have important causes to which we are innately drawn. My cause has always been twofold: women’s equality and Islam. A few years ago I…
Fixing Our Broken Oceans
By Achim Steiner and Joshua S. Reichert NAIROBI: Many people know that oceans cover more than 70 percent of the world’s surface, and that marine fisheries provide food for billions of…
Croatian exhibition spotlights Tito’s iconic Galeb yacht
By Lajla Veselica/ AFP A local exhibition showcasing artworks banned by 20th century totalitarian regimes has lifted out of oblivion a powerful symbol of socialist glamour: former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz…
Publishers low-key for 9/11 anniversary
By Hillel Italie/ AP The book world plans a low-key remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Most of the works about the events will be reissues…
Buttered Up: Waffles – in practice, in theory
Upon exploring one of the city's hypermarkets during my most recent visit to Cairo, I was taken aback by the number of dusty waffle makers sitting sadly on shelves —…
Syria activists defiant, hated tycoon turns to charity
DAMASCUS: Syrian activists vowed new protests Friday as troops stormed northern towns, while a hated member of President Bashar Al-Assad's inner circle pledged to turn over his fortune to charity.…
Morocco’s king to unveil reforms in address
RABAT: Morocco's King Mohammed VI addresses the nation Friday when he will unveil reform proposals likely to include curbs on his wide-ranging powers after weeks of demonstrations to demand change.…