An Asia Strategy for Iran
SINGAPORE: When the ongoing turmoil surrounding the Iranian elections finally ends, the West is likely to walk away with a simple black and white judgment: the bad guys won. Of…
Roadmap phase II revisited: Optional and problematic
The second phase of the roadmap was always the most problematic part of that document, particularly to the Palestinian side. Phase II calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state…
Obama is deep into phase II of the Roadmap
The roadmap seemed to have been stillborn in 2003 when it was introduced by the Quartet after extensive negotiations with Israel and the PLO. The principal obstacle to implementing it…
Conference focuses on human rights education in Egyptian universities
CAIRO: While most of the distinguished speakers chose to open with pleasantries, Saeed El-Masry, a distinguished human rights scholar, chose an unusual approach to illustrate human rights problems in Egypt.…
Heat will be bearable in Ramadan, says meteorologist
CAIRO: As Muslims brace themselves for Ramadan, which, for the first time in 33 years, will fall in the summer, meteorologists are partially quelling concerns that August's scorching heat will…
More Muslim pilgrims turned away at Cairo airport amid flu ban
CAIRO: Egypt on Monday prevented dozens of pilgrims over the age of 65 or under 25 from traveling to Mecca as part of measures to prevent the spread of swine…
Russian scuba diver swims to shore, 3 still missing near Marsa Alam
HURGHADA: A Russian scuba diver swept away by strong currents off the southern Egyptian coast says he managed to survive by swimming some 20 kilometers (12 miles) to shore.Vitaly Ivanov…
Tanta Flax factory workers go on hunger strike
CAIRO: Around 850 workers from the Tanta Flax and Oil Company went on hunger strike Tuesday, in an escalation to their three-month protest against the factory's administration, while 350 protested…
Transport workers strike against low wages, police harassment
CAIRO: Some 1,300 workers from Cairo's public transport company went on strike protesting low wages and harassment by traffic police, leaving thousands of commuters stranded in the summer heat, police…