Egypt gears up for its first post-revolution presidential elections scheduled on 23-24 May after the Presidential Elections Commission announced on Tuesday the final disqualification of 10 candidates, paving the way for 13 others. A final list of (...)
The international community can no longer afford to ignore Somalia. States in the grip of prolonged internal conflict tend to turn into safe havens for extremists. Insecurity remains widespread throughout Somalia. Clashes in Mogadishu continue to (...)
Grouping the ungroupable
Sherif Sonbol captured these groups of dolls in Azerbijan representing figures such as former US president Bill Clinton, Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, fiction hero Harry Potter and the Virgin Mary carrying Jesus Christ. (...)
Speaking before the UN General Assembly, Amr Moussa delivers an ultimatum to the international community on Palestine
Two years ago (September 2006), the UN Security Council convened at the request of the member states of the Arab League with the (...)
photo: Sherif Mahmoud
To begin with festive news, my lovelies -- and I won't even mention New Year's Eve -- the 60th anniversary of the Arab League was celebrated at the Cairo Opera House courtesy of our star-studded Ministry of Culture, no less. It (...)
