NATO may soon fail amid the Afghan opium fields
When the Soviet Union collapsed, many predicted the end of the North…
The Kurds worry they're in for more betrayal
Following the Democratic victory in the mid-term congressional elections and the Baker-Hamilton…
On Iraq, time is short for Tony Blair
Let's start with the obvious. The report of the Iraq Study Group…
Palestinian Sahar Khalifeh awarded Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
The American University in Cairo Press announced yesterday Palestinian author Sahar Khalifeh,…
Palestinian novelist explore lives of Palestinian women in "The Inheritance"
The InheritanceBy Sahar KhalifehTranslated by Aida Adib BamiaThe American University in Cairo…
There is no Darfur peace plan, so ponder this one
Andrew Natsios, America's special envoy to Sudan, has warned that the Bush…
Regional interests mean the ceasefire might lead nowhere
Beyond the current Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire there may lie nothing at all: no…
Children suffer when mother lacks input, says UNICEF
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, Dec 11: Children are likely to be undernourished in households…
Address to mark International Human Rights Day New York City
My dear friends,Thank you all for being here. I could not ask…
'Resisting America' does not make Russia great
An old saying in politics in Moscow is that relations between the…