AN ISRAELI VIE: Justified, despite the many mistakes
By Yossi Alpher Successive Israeli governments since those of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon have made nearly every mistake possible in creating the West Bank security fence. Yet the fence has not…
The Berlin wall’s children
By Reece Jones HONOLULU: Fifty years ago today, on August 13, under the cover of darkness, East Germany broke ground on the construction of the Berlin Wall, which became one of…
America’s fiscal isolationism
By Christopher Hill DENVER: Patience might be a virtue, but not necessarily when it comes to American foreign policy. Consider “the long war,” a bold concept embraced a few years ago…
Egypt to try Jordanian, Israeli for spying
Egypt's chief prosecutor has ordered a Jordanian and an Israeli to be tried at a state security court on charges of spying for Israel, according to Egyptian security sources and…
Liberals, leftists form new coalition; to contest elections under a unified roster
CAIRO: Fifteen liberal and leftist political parties and groups announced the formation a coalition calling for a civil state, citizenship rights and the protection of the revolution's objectives. The founding…
Subway expansion digs up Roman city under Sofia
Cars zoom by on the boulevards overhead as work progresses on expanding the subway underneath —and in between a full-fledged Roman city has emerged right in the heart of the…
The Russians are coming! (To reality TV)
After celebrating the fake tans and drunken antics of Italian-American youths, America's reality TV machine this week unleashes its latest ethnic portrait: "Russian Dolls." And not everyone is happy. The…
Bikya Book Café: A book pub for geeks
“It’s the living room one aspires for but never has,” said one client. “It’s a geek’s pub,” said another — and that succinctly summarizes that mood and feel of Bikya…
Oriental Weavers Q2 net falls 4.4 pct
CAIRO: Egypt's Oriental Weavers posted a 4.4 percent drop in second-quarter net profit, as a rise in raw material costs offset strong revenue growth. The world's biggest machine-woven carpet maker…
Maridive reports H1 net profit of $36.2 mln: bourse
CAIRO: Egypt's Maridive and Oil Services , the biggest oil services firm by fleet size in the Middle East, posted a 37 percent increase in 2011 first-half net profit, the…