Mubarak in Paris on official visit
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived in Paris yesterday for his first…
Quilting across the region
If a diplomatic life means constantly moving and upending your routines, then…
Hezbollah author Augustus Norton: "Egypt is far from being able to enjoy truly competitive elections"
CAIRO: No shortage of commentary followed last summer's war between Hezbollah and…
Turkey: A maturing democracy
ISTANBUL: Despite efforts by political rivals to spin the July 22 elections…
Israel-Palestine central to Mubarak's talks with Sarkozy
CAIRO: The need to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is "indispensable , Egyptian…
The Kouchner Conversion
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's appointment of Bernard Kouchner as France's foreign minister…
Founder of Islamic Jihad renounces violence in new book
CAIRO: It is difficult to imagine the atmosphere in Tora Prison these…
Peace, please, for Palestine, Mr President!
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Premier Olmert are reported to be…
US arms deal may lead to arms race, say pundits
CAIRO: The recently announced US initiative to arm its friends in the…
China's thoroughly cynical creed: the use of slave labor
When a government-run brick plant in Hongdong County of Shanxi Province was…