Fighting radicalism without fighting radicals
WASHINGTON, DC: Eight years into what was once called the Global War on Terror , Western policymakers show a growing recognition that combating violent extremists requires more creative tools. In…
Freeze the settlement freeze
RAMALLAH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to approve new Jewish settlements on the eve of a possible settlement freeze is the latest round in a cycle that has been…
In Focus: Wasat Party
I do not know why the Party Affairs Committee refused to give legal license to Al-Wasat Party. The reasons for the decision were not convincing at all. The announced reason…
Sports in translation
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee: On June 3, ten female basketball players - ages 14 to 16 -and three coaches from Iraq came to America for the first time. For us, two American…
Stabilizing the Horn
STRASBOURG: After almost two decades as a failed state torn by civil war, perhaps the world should begin to admit that Somalia - as it is currently constructed - is…
The legacy of 9/11
WASHINGTON, DC: This year, which marks the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has prompted many conversations on how the world has changed since. Many of these changes are…
Gamal Mubarak promises homes to displaced Nubians
CAIRO: In a recent trip to Upper Egypt, General Secretary of the Policies Committee of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Gamal Mubarak promised displaced Nubians homes on the banks of…
Jewish Nazi hunter backs Farouk Hosni for UNESCO job
PARIS: France s most famous Nazi-hunter Tuesday gave his support to Egypt s candidate to lead the United Nations cultural organization, despite the allegations of anti-Semitism clouding his campaign.Serge Klarsfeld…
Egyptian boy wins International Drawing Competition on Gender Equality
CAIRO: Eight-year-old Yassin Geassa's drawing depicting gender discrimination was among 14 winning paintings chosen in the European Union's International Drawing Competition on Gender Equality. In his painting, which earned him…
Anger as minister fails to attend specialists' PA hearing session
CAIRO: Members of the People's Assembly and legal specialist leaders expressed their anger and frustration at the absence of Minister of Justice Mamdouh Marei or any of his assistants at…