USA coach Bradley excited over Egypt game
CAIRO: USA coach Bob Bradley is excited over his team's match with Egypt, describing the Pharaohs as 'extremely talented and competitive'. Both teams face each other in Cairo in a…
Al-Hadari pleads for Zamalek release
CAIRO: Zamalek's want-out goalie Essam Al-Hadari urged his club to show leniency while negotiating with Merreikh over a possible summer deal for him. The Sudanese side announced on Monday they…
Egypt’s Coptic Christians fear state-sponsored Islamist tide
CAIRO: Egypt’s beleaguered Coptic Christians, who saw two from their community killed in clashes with police last week, fear growing discrimination despite the Islamist opposition having been wiped out in…
EU and Libya ‘cooperate’ to block African migrants, says Amnesty
LONDON: Amnesty International accused Libya and the European Union on Tuesday of cooperating to prevent migrants from Africa from reaching Europe. Amnesty alleged in a report that the EU was…
Iran says nuclear policy unchanged after FM sacked
TEHRAN: Iran said Tuesday its nuclear and foreign policies will not change after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad abruptly fired Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and replaced him with the atomic chief. "Iran's…
Iraqi forces face key security test over Ashura
KARBALA: Iraqi forces will provide security for Ashura ceremonies this week in Karbala with no active support from US forces, in a key test of their capabilities ahead of an…
Palestinians want US guarantees before Israel talks
RAMALLAH: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was on Tuesday hoping to secure a series of US guarantees before resuming peace talks with Israel as he met with Washington's Middle East envoy.…
WikiLeaks’ flawed answer to a flawed world
By Esther Dyson NEW YORK: Long ago, I wrote about the internet pioneer Julf Helsingius, who ran a precursor to WikiLeaks called anon.penet.fi. As I said then: “Anonymity in itself should…
Engagement, not isolation, as the way to a moderate Hamas
By Chrystie Swiney WASHINGTON, DC: Last week, Ismail Haniyeh, a senior political leader of Hamas, publicly announced his movement’s commitment to respecting “any peace deal” with Israel approved by Palestinian referendum.…
Ending institutionalized childhood
By Oliver Lewis BUDAPEST: In September of this year, the Bulgarian prosecutor launched a homicide investigation into the deaths of 238 children with disabilities, who had been living in state institutions…
