The good, the bad and the ugly
American engagement with Syria has started and there are positive signs. Rogue…
Will Obama go beyond the superficial?
In his first interview with an Arab television network soon after his…
Washington and Damascus: a new strategic alignment?
In his January 20 inauguration speech and in subsequent statements, US President…
Sports Talk: You must be joking
Whether winning one or staging one, a World Cup is not easy…
Some 30,000T jet fuel MidEast-bound from Singapore
SINGAPORE: Some 30,000 tons of jet fuel have been shipped from Singapore…
World markets mixed on worries about Fed plan
LONDON: Stock markets lacked conviction Friday, with trading mixed around the world…
'HAWK' takes fresh approaches to combat
Video-game combat has come a long way since the turn of the…
With a Grain of Salt: In search of Islamic terrorism?
I have industriously been searching for the type of terrorism that the…
Egypt caught in the middle
Egypt has come under a barrage of criticism due to its reluctance…
Struggling to practice Arabic in Egypt
CAIRO: It was a simple question that I know I posed correctly…