war
UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians
World
February 4, 2012
UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan — Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as…
Israel’s Barak plays down ‘shadow war’ against Iran
World
December 4, 2011
Israel’s Barak plays down ‘shadow war’ against Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down speculation on Saturday that Israel and U.S.-led allies were waging clandestine war on…
War and peace: Egyptians consider post-uprising relations with Israel
Egypt
August 30, 2011
War and peace: Egyptians consider post-uprising relations with Israel
Mohamed Abdel Razek Ali has been standing outside the Israeli Embassy for the past week. His clothes are torn, his…
Monday’s papers: Celebrations of the ‘Flagman’ and other coverage of the situation with Israel
Egypt
August 22, 2011
Monday’s papers: Celebrations of the ‘Flagman’ and other coverage of the situation with Israel
All of a sudden, the heated debate on the supra-constitutional principles, which has recently stirred feuds between political forces, became…
Field Marshal Tantawi calls for internal coherence in face of challenges
Egypt
July 23, 2011
Field Marshal Tantawi calls for internal coherence in face of challenges
Internal coherence and firmness is crucial in the face of the challenges we face in Egypt, said Field Marshal Hussein…
Another war in Sudan could cost US$100 billion, says report
World
November 25, 2010
Another war in Sudan could cost US$100 billion, says report
Juba--The cost to Sudan and its neighbors of any return to civil war sparked by January's referendum on independence for…
Is Abu Ghraib the new normal?
Opinion
October 26, 2010
Is Abu Ghraib the new normal?
Back in 2004, a year after the US invasion of Iraq, accounts and photographs of murder, rape and torture at…
The uses of 9/11
Opinion
September 10, 2010
The uses of 9/11
As the controversy surrounding the Cordoba House in Lower Manhattan has grown to a frenzy, we keep hearing the claim…
Gunmen kill 6 in raid on Iraq anti-al Qaeda militia
World
August 26, 2010
Gunmen kill 6 in raid on Iraq anti-al Qaeda militia
Gunmen killed six people on Thursday in a raid on a government-backed Sunni militia north of Baghdad, as suspected insurgents…
US vice-president in Iraq on surprise visit
World
July 3, 2010
US vice-president in Iraq on surprise visit
BAGHDAD — US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on Saturday for a surprise visit aimed at bolstering Iraq's…