The Orange Revolution could be turning into a lemon
Suddenly, Ukraine faces another stark choice: dismiss the government and Parliament and…
Private education and reform in Egypt and Morocco
On Jan. 22, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif officially launched Nile University.…
Shia on the Rise
October 680 AD marked the separation of the Shias from mainstream Islam.…
Climate woes plague Africa
JOHANNESBURG: Following months of erratic weather local authorities and aid agencies warn…
The US-Iran nuclear standoff
JAKARTA: As local media pays more attention to domestic crises, from the…
Letter to Alan Johnston and his abductors
I hesitated many times before writing these sentences. I scribbled word after…
Europe lives in a dream world when it comes to Iran
Though the crisis triggered by Iran's illegal capture of 15 British naval…
Human rights in Syria; Pelosi's silence
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit to Damascus this week…
When a dilettante takes on Hezbollah
We can thank the US speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, for…
Congress and the White House are on a collision course
Lee Hamilton, the former Indiana congressman who is a one-man bipartisan commission,…