Obama is deep into phase II of the Roadmap
The roadmap seemed to have been stillborn in 2003 when it was…
Conference focuses on human rights education in Egyptian universities
CAIRO: While most of the distinguished speakers chose to open with pleasantries,…
Bringing Berber singing into the modern age
Singer Houria Aïchi comes from a Berber ethnic group called the Shawiya,…
Antiquities committee to date largest pyramid
CAIRO: Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA),…
Why America Will Lead the "Asian Century"
SINGAPORE: Not a week passes, it seems, without a big-picture thinker releasing…
Make room for Hamas in the peace process
WASHINGTON, DC: Any meaningful Israeli-Palestinian peace effort cannot exclude or ignore Hamas.…
Dealing with overt and covert racism
JERUSALEM: Jewish-Arab relations in Israel are fraught with tension, and racism is…
Conflicting reports on Egyptian fishermen's escape
CAIRO: Days after 34 Egyptian fishermen overpowered their Somali pirates captors, versions…