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Endless crisis?

Dozens of engineers gathered on Monday noon in front of the Cairo Southern Court in Bab Al-Khalq calling for a lifting of the 14-year-long judicial sequestration imposed upon their syndicate.

Egypt: Diplomat Wants to ‘Save’ Egypt

Egyptian diplomat Mohamed Mostafa El Baradei is a man who sticks out his neck whatever the circumstances.

CEDEJ library threatened with closure

I just found out from a friend that the library at the Centre d’?tudes et de Documentation ?conomiques, Juridiques et Sociales (CEDEJ) in Cairo is scheduled to be closed due

The (new) Gaza wall

al-Masri al-Youm English has what may be the first close-up picture of the new wall being constructed at the border between Egypt and Gaza, revealed last week by Haaretz.

Norway’s Ethical Leadership

Steps taken by Britain, Sweden, and Norway acknowledge the illegitimate nature of several Israeli policies against Palestinians -- pressuring Israel to change those policies, says Rami G. Khouri.

Needed for Mideast Peace: A Sense of Urgency

If walking away is irresponsible move of Obama, what is the best way forward? Asks Martin Indyk.

Whatever Mistakes We Have Made

Obama also claimed that US interventions in other countries are designed to bring 'stability' and 'security.'

Israel’s Fictional Undivided Jerusalem

The disturbing reality that emerges from an examination of Israeli practices in the area around Jerusalem exposes, quite simply, that their efforts speak more of a naked land grab of

Bombing Quetta?

An attack on Quetta, and on the leadership of the Afghan Taliban is something else entirely - and not just because bombing Quetta would probably result in mass civilian casualties,

European identity politics in play

Switzerland’s vote has exposed long-festering uneasiness within Europe toward immigration and members of ethnic communities, particularly those that are Muslim, says Ariel Kastner