Bird brains Egypt should be a world leader as it surely had an historical beginning. Why isn’t it? It cannot seem to escape its ideological constraints. It isn’t the lack of technical intellect as much as...
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, of the U.S. Supreme Court, when asked if Egypt should get a Constitution modeled on the U.S. Constitution stated: "You should certainly be aided by all the constitution-writing that has gone one since the end of World War II....
U.S. Foreign Policy – Egypt and Islam Instance Should the U.S. have a policy for 1) Egypt, and 2) Islam? Is it appropriate to have a policy toward members of a worldwide religion? The U.S. has a policy for...
In-Depth Issues: Iran's Threat to Blockade the Strait of Hormuz (Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty) Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the world's most important oil-shipping lane, as punishment against countries that have...
Interview granted to Koshan Ali Khidhir (Zamanee). Sam Vaknin is an economic and political analyst and the Editor-in-Chief of "Global Politician". Q. What was the main cause of starting Arab revolution, especially in Egypt? SV: In the wake of the Great Recession of...
Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy has become a household name in the Middle East and sparked a global uproar after a friend posted a photo of her naked on Twitter.It was later posted on Twitter with the hashtag...
Egypt’s Cabinet offers to resign amid protests that show frustration with military rulers CAIRO — Egypt’s civilian Cabinet offered to resign Monday after three days of violent clashes between demonstrators...
Egypt Military Cracks Down on Tahrir Square Demonstrators Egyptian citizens, impatient with the army's slow handling of the transitional government, has taken to the streets in protest once more. Tahrir Square, the...
Syria Joins UNESCO Committee on Implementation of Human Rights - Eli Bardenstein and Amit Cohen (Maariv, 17Nov11) A short time after UNESCO, the UN's organization for education and science, accepted the Palestinian Authority as a full member despite strong...
Israel has released 25 Egyptian prisoners in an exchange deal for a US-Israeli man accused of spying by Cairo and held in custody there since June. The 25 prisoners, who had all been convicted of smuggling...
Weak governments breed terror It is inevitable that weapons will flow through the Middle East via the weakest links. Arabs promoting war with Israel will push them through the pipeline to Gaza. It was anticipated...
US Department of State is a failed department This makes little sense. Egypt is still reestablishing itself after overthrowing its dictatorial government. One would think that Egyptians would have their plate...
These just in: Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak prevailed over Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Israel decided to apologize to Turkey for "mistakes" committed by the Israeli special forces during the "justified" operation aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla, in which 9...
British motorists are among the top three most expensive countries in the world for fuel drivers pay on average 135p (US$2.209759419) a litre, $8.36 per US gallon, whereas Norway's capital Oslo drivers pay 164p...