Al-Jazeera trial and Ukraine abduction set dark tone for World Press Freedom day
By James Rodgers The outrage is palpable across the centuries. In the…
The energy rebound dilemma and the age of consumerism
By Eng. Hisham Farouk Mostafa Despite great efforts to increase energy efficiency, the…
Egypt’s media: Fact, fiction, and farce
By Mohamed Selim Khalil The world celebrated “Press Freedom Day” 3 May. Yet,…
Putin’s Real Enemy
By Dr. César Chelala As fear increases in the west about Vladimir…
My liberal times in Oum al Dounia- Part 2
By Ronald Meinardus After nearly eight years at the helm of the…
A world free of wartime rape is within our reach
By Zainab Hawa Bangura Conflict-related sexual violence is a war crime mired…
Accountability in South Sudan – the African Union steps up
By Adama Dieng Images of Charles Taylor being arrested and indicted in…
Editor’s letter: Europe and those Arabs (1): Is the EU having an affair with The Muslim Brotherhood?
A few weeks ago I called an old friend to say goodbye…
Egypt, Turkey and Iran: Exchanging roles in a tumultuous Middle East
By Fadi Elhusseini After less than a year of exceptional Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement,…
Sabahy’s challenge
Egypt’s leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahy has become the second candidate after ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah…