France must prove it's still a driving force in Europe
Not long ago, an American political analyst compared France's loss of influence in Europe following its "No vote in the 2005 referendum on the EU constitutional treaty with France's surrender…
Have we overestimated Osama's sway?
The only two major terrorist operations for which Khaled Sheikh Mohammed claimed no credit in his recently released testimony before the Military Tribunal at Guantanamo Bay were the August 7,…
Iraq's curse: homegrown brutality and foreign abuse
The fourth anniversary of the American-led war on Iraq this week has generated considerable analysis of the prospects for Iraqi stability, security and well-being. Most of what we read and…
Israel's security: new challenge and the response
The last summer war between Israel and Hezbollah exposed the Jewish State's capabilities to defend itself against short-range rockets. To deal with the emergent situation, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert…
New Seven Wonders vote gains momentum
CAIRO: Organizers of the New Seven Wonders of the World vote-based ranking of a new set of world wonders, recently announced 21 finalists in the first-ever global poll.The seven winners…
The Euro-Med Youth Parliament simulation ends on the right note
ALEXANDRIA: Following a rigorous selection processes in their home countries and months of preparation, participants from the Middle East and North Africa region initiated the first Euro-Mediterranean Youth Parliament (EMYP)…
Son wanted dead for living space
MOSCOW: A Russian woman paid a former convict to kill her 17-year-old son because she was fed up with sharing her small one-room apartment with him, the newspaper Izvestia reported…
