The problem of priorities
By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: This decade has seen remarkable progress against humanity’s…
Fed policy and inflation fisk
By Martin Feldstein CAMBRIDGE: During the past four years, the United States…
Mediterranean states mull ways to draw tourists back
By AFP DJERBA: Mediterranean states opened a conference Monday on the future…
Suleiman wants balancing role as president
By Marwa Awad and Dina Zayed / Reuters CAIRO: Omar Suleiman, the…
Palestinian Authority blames Gaza for deficit mess
By Jihan Abdalla / Reuters RAMALLAH: Paying for the upkeep of the…
NGOs denounce ‘nationalizing’ draft bill
By Amir Makar CAIRO: Several prominent civil society organizations jointly condemned a…
Gold falls 1 pct as worries over Spain intensify
By Jan Harvey / Reuters LONDON: Gold prices fell 1 percent on Monday,…
Egypt’s self-counter-revolution
By Khalil al-Anani DURHAM: When I left Egypt two weeks before the revolution,…
Iran warns Gulf states not to ‘complicate’ island dispute
By AFP TEHRAN: Tehran on Monday warned Arab states in the Gulf…