Egypt says waiting till Russian wheat harvest
CAIRO: Egypt's main state wheat buyer said on Wednesday it had postponed any purchase of Russian wheat until the Russian harvest was gathered in July and wanted to ensure the…
Serbia’s icon-painting nuns combine religion and art
On the wooded slopes of southwestern Serbia's Golija mountain, a dozen nuns at the Gradac monastery have devoted their lives to God but have not turned their backs on their…
The reveries and delusions of Yasmine Chatila
Egyptian artist Yasmine Chatila is no newbie to Manhattan’s Upper East Side art scene — one of the world’s toughest art markets to break into. Born in Cairo with a…
Bahrain sentences 8 activists to life
MANAMA, Bahrain: A court sentenced eight Shia activists to life in prison Wednesday and issued long jail terms for 13 others in the latest blow by authorities waging a crackdown…
Together we must fight piracy
By Lene Espersen Piracy can’t be condemned too strongly. Piracy is a breach to the most fundamental principles of the modern civilization. In the worst hit areas off the Horn of…
The Andean engagé
By Jorge Castañeda MEXICO CITY: The role of the politically committed intellectual has a long and ubiquitous history. The Spanish-French novelist and screenwriter Jorge Semprún, who died recently, was for many…
How capitalist is America?
By Mark J. Roe CAMBRIDGE: If capitalism’s border is with socialism, we know why the world properly sees the United States as strongly capitalist. State ownership is low, and is viewed…
In Libya, it will be worth it
By Murad Fayad It was February 15, exactly a week after my graduation project presentation. I was again giving my cousin, who lives in Egypt and was here on a visit,…
Free Egyptians Party criticizes Brotherhood-Wafd election alliance
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The Free Egyptians Party (FEP) criticized in a statement on Tuesday a meeting of political parties aimed at coordinating a coalition for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The…
Mubarak supporters plan June 24 demo
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Supporters of ousted president Hosni Mubarak are calling for a June 24 demonstration demanding that his trial be canceled and his legacy honored. Utilizing some of the…
