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Arab spring or summer of discontent?
By John Defterios Protests have rekindled in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on a grand…
Root causes behind Israeli-Palestinian Impasse
By Alon Ben-Meir On the surface, the current stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian peace…
Is Afghanistan ready?
By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama’s announcement of the start…
Najib Mikati’s mission impossible
By Karim Emile Bitar Speaking to an American audience in 1969, amid tensions…
World population day and Egypt
By Troy Carter Today is World Population Day, an event that was created…
A Europe of judges
By John O’Brennan MAYNOOTH, IRELAND: As the Greek financial drama reaches its sorry…
Hang together or hang them?
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Opposites are attracted to Tahrir Square: Those who believe…
EDITORIAL: In Egypt, a second uprising
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: Egypt’s youth are once again taking matters into…