UN accuses Sudanese military of war crimes, demands investigations
KHARTOUM/GENEVA: In a statement from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations has accused the Sudanese military of abducting women and girls and keeping them…
UN officials warn of humanitarian crisis in Gaza
CAIRO/GAZA: A senior United Nations official voiced concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation inside the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, joining an anxious chorus of international figures worried about the effects…
Surplus from subsidy cuts will go to improving transportation sector
CAIRO: The Supreme Energy Council approved Tuesday plans to reduce energy subsidies and allocate the surplus to improving the transportation sector. Headed by Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, the council approved…
Ministry of Petroleum seals plastic and potash deals
CAIRO: The Ministry of Petroleum ended the week on a high note, approving new Indian investments in different petroleum domains and acquiring a Jordanian bid to produce potash. Minister of…
A synthesis of art and journalism: International photo competition takes on a political edge
CAIRO: Jewish settlers in Gaza resisting Israeli police forces. American troops invading a suspected insurgent's home in Iraq. Hugo Chavez, hand raised high, triumphantly greeting a crowd of supporters. And…
Wilco returns triumphantly with "Sky Blue Sky"
Looking over the American Billboard music chart every week, one can t help but feel sorry for the current state of American music. As R n B, Hip-Hop, teen pop…
Sherif Madkour: interior designer, TV presenter
Wearing a funky colorful shirt, dirty blue jeans and flip-flops, Sherif Madkour does not look like the typical Egyptian television presenter. That's because besides being a young, charismatic TV presenter,…
Lesson for Iraq in the Asian Soccer Cup
Two very dissimilar events with contradictory results took place recently in Iraq, practically simultaneously: the withdrawal of five Sunni ministers from the so-called unity government of Nouri al-Maliki and the…
The flawed options in Darfur
The long-sought joint peacekeeping force for Darfur, which would combine the existing 7,000-man African Union force with as many as 20,000 additional military personnel and civilian police under UN command,…
Pakistan's 60 year struggle for democracy
As Pakistanis celebrate sixty years of independence, the country finds itself embroiled in yet another seemingly intractable political crisis. The state, founded by one of the Indian subcontinent s most…