Emmy continues great year for female music artists
With women dominating the pop charts and this year s Mercury Prize…
An Asia Strategy for Iran
SINGAPORE: When the ongoing turmoil surrounding the Iranian elections finally ends, the…
Antiquities committee to date largest pyramid
CAIRO: Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA),…
Bringing Berber singing into the modern age
Singer Houria Aïchi comes from a Berber ethnic group called the Shawiya,…
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…