UAE quiet on streets but Web reformers face heat
By Barbara Surk/ AP DUBAI: No protesters have taken to the streets calling for reforms. There's been barely a public whisper about whether the Arab uprisings could intrude on the cozy…
Jose says Abou-Trika will retire in a year or two
CAIRO: Ahly manager Manuel Jose still has faith in Mohamed Abou-Trika but believes the veteran playmaker will retire from professional football in a year or two. "Ahly have a lot…
Egypt, Tunisia growth to slow as deficits widen: IMF
CAIRO: Egypt’s economic growth for this fiscal year is expected to fall 2.5-4 percent, compared to last year’s 5.5-6 percent growth despite global financial turmoil, according to an International Monetary…
Jordan confirms Egypt gas cut after attack
AMMAN: Jordan on Wednesday confirmed that Egyptian gas supplies to the kingdom came to a stop after unknown saboteurs bombed a pipeline in Sinai. "Egypt's gas supplies have been halted…
Arrogance and authority
By Simon Johnson WASHINGTON, DC: It is increasingly common to hear prominent American and European central bankers proclaim, with respect to the crisis of 2008-2010, the following verdict: “We did well.”…
Seminar calls for nurturing democracy in children
CAIRO: The media as well as educational institutions have a major role to play in raising awareness about democracy and instilling the concept in children, Secretary General of the…
North Africa takes migration burden: agencies
By AFP GENEVA: International agencies stressed on Tuesday that North African countries were bearing the burden of the exodus from Libya, as French and Italian leaders met to discuss a…
The end of nuclear power
By Roland Kupers OXFORD: Japan’s nuclear crisis, and the approaching 25th anniversary of the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl, have incited heated new discussions about the desirability of nuclear power. By awakening…
Africa’s winds of change return
By Sanou Mbaye DAKAR: How did Ivory Coast come to this? After gaining independence from France in 1960 with Felix Houphouet-Boigny as President, the country became the world’s largest exporter of…
Turkish journalism behind bars
By Alison Bethel McKenzie and Steven M. Ellis VIENNA: In a study released in early April, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja…