Egypt confirms dissolution of local councils
By AFP CAIRO: The Egyptian government on Sunday confirmed a court order to dissolve local councils for being dominated by officials close to the regime of former president Hosni Mubarak,…
Decoding Egypt: Egypt and Israel: Can Deep Contradictions be Settled?
By Nael Shama "In reading a text, one must open it out both to what went into it and to what its author excluded." Edward Said On May 30, Daily…
Arab Spring, Western Fall
By Shlomo Ben Ami TEL AVIV: The old vocation of what Rudyard Kipling called the “White Man’s Burden” — the driving idea behind the West’s quest for global hegemony from…
Reforming Arab police
By Joseph Braude CASABLANCA, Morocco: In much of the Arab world, police are commonly regarded as agents of repression. Hopes for democracy in countries like Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere require…
To repay or not to repay debts?
By Jean Pisani-Ferry BRUSSELS: For months now, a fight over sovereign-debt restructuring has been raging between those who insist that Greece must continue to honor its signature and those for…
Middle East Quartet discourages Gaza flotillas
NEW YORK: The Middle East diplomatic Quartet on Saturday discouraged new flotillas from sailing to Gaza to provide humanitarian aid, it said in a statement. "The Quartet recognizes that Israel…
Key US lawmaker condemns Muslim Brotherhood talks
By AFP WASHINGTON: A key US lawmaker on Friday condemned contacts between President Barack Obama's administration and Egypt's once-banned Muslim Brotherhood, warning the group aims to impose strict Islamist law.…
OPIC approves $500 mln for small business lending in Egypt, Jordan
WASHINGTON, DC: The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US government’s development finance institution, allocated $500 million to support lending to small businesses in Egypt and Jordan, according to a…
Egypt smuggler death sparks clashes at Libya border
CAIRO: Clashes broke out on Saturday in the Egyptian border town of Sallum between security forces and the family of a man shot dead by border guards trying to smuggle…
Africa to launch own fund to manage climate cash
MALABO: African leaders plan to launch a fund this year to help the continent access and manage its share of money from the global UN Green Climate Fund, a UN…
