Barack Obama and American power
CAMBRIDGE: One of the first challenges that President Barack Obama will face is the effects of the ongoing financial crisis, which has called into question the future of American power.…
The right to equality, then and now
LONDON: Following weeks of financial and economic turmoil, public debate has finally turned to the horrific potential human ramifications of the collapse of the global financial system. Comparisons and contrasts…
United States' promising policy towards Iran
AMMAN: The Bush administration will establish the first official US diplomatic presence in Tehran before it leaves office, according to reports published last week.A US interests section in the Iranian…
US Election Watch
CHICAGO: The United States has a different face.Having glimpsed the victims of Katrina, the jailers of Abu Ghraib and the failed financiers of Wall Street, the world can see the…
Decoding Egypt: The Future: When?
So overwhelming and enduring have been the hardships of life in Egypt that many Egyptians adopted the notion that their country is destined to live in misery and agony forever.…
Ghad headquarters set ablaze as party factions clash
CAIRO: Clashes between factions in the independent Al-Ghad party led to a fire in its downtown headquarters Thursday morning, and the blame game began shortly after. Seven people were injured…
COMMENTARY: What Obama means for the Arab World
The election results were coming in between midnight and 6 am Cairo time - usually a time when the streets are empty, the bakeries are firing up their stoves and…
Parent beats daughter's teacher, principle
CAIRO: The father of a student attending Kafr Al-Zayat Primary School in El-Gharbiya governorate assaulted her teacher and school principal on Wednesday. Mahmoud Karkor, Sohaila's father, kicked both her teacher…
Egypt releases French tourists after 'dangerous' safari
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have released five French tourists and four Egyptians accused of endangering themselves by travelling on an unauthorised desert safari, a security official said on Thursday.The tourists, aged…
Mido is more efficient than Zaki: report
CAIRO: A report carried out by Middlesbrough's official website stated that Ahmed "Mido Hossam has a better scoring record than Wigan Atheltic's Amr Zaki.Zaki is currently the Premiership's top scorer…