The Non-Aligned Movement could be again a force, if its member countries see how much they have in common, writes Mahmoud Murad
The 16th session of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was held a few days ago in Tehran. Formed in 1961 by Gamal Abdel (...)
We know so little about the personal life of a man through whose eyes so many Arabs have read their contemporary history, writes
Mahmoud Murad
Tomorrow, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal will turn 89. His was a long and brilliant life, one that left its mark (...)
Criminal accusations over Darfur are not innocent but smack of foreign efforts to tear apart Sudan, writes Mahmoud Murad*
We have to do something about Sudan and frankly it has to be something more effective than the decisions passed recently by (...)
Hamas in Gaza is putting its personal programme of resistance before national interests, writes Mahmoud Murad*
Aside from venting anger, the random firing of rockets does little to promote the cause of freedom. Those who seek to liberate their land (...)
Egypt and Iran are courting one another, though the past still stands in the way, writes Mahmoud Murad*
Last week Egypt reaffirmed its opposition to the use of force against Iran. Meanwhile, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was holding (...)
Science eye above
EGYPT will soon launch its first ever scientific research satellite, writes Mahmoud Murad. EgyptSat-1, manufactured in cooperation with Ukrainian specialists, will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 17 April. (...)
Mahmoud Murad* plots the significance of the 1956 nationalisation of the Suez Canal
The value of the battle for the nationalisation of the Suez Canal, the golden anniversary of which we have just commemorated, resides in the hope our continued (...)
With the world radically polarised by the war on terror, justice, sovereignty and peace could use a boost. They may find it yet, writes Mahmoud Murad*
On the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the movement will hold (...)
El Salvador ties
EGYPT is considering resuming its diplomatic relations with El Salvador later this year, writes Mahmoud Murad.
According to diplomatic sources in New York, head of the diplomatic missions of both Egypt and El Salvador have discussed (...)
The return, next week, of the Somali government is a prelude to development and rehabilitation, writes Mahmoud Murad
Next week yet another attempt will be made to restore stability in Somalia, a country torn by 15 years of civil war, military (...)
Sudan's leading Islamist opposition figure, Hassan Al-Turabi, is fomenting trouble for the Sudanese authorities, writes Mahmoud Murad
Sheikh Hassan Al-Turabi is a seasoned politician, one adept at sowing trouble behind the scenes. Normally, he takes (...)
Mahmoud Murad investigates how the "armed horse-riding jinn" created an international crisis
This week, Cairo will host talks aiming to resolve the Darfur crisis. For the talks to succeed, warring African tribes must first admit that the current (...)
President Mubarak went south yesterday, signalling that relations with Sudan have improved dramatically since a decade ago, writes Mahmoud Murad
In a groundbreaking trip to Sudan yesterday, President Hosni Mubarak met with his Sudanese counterpart (...)
In Cuba, Fidel Castro condemns globalisation and supports the Palestinians. Israel responds with an unusual discourtesy, writes Mahmoud Murad from Havana
Over the week of 5 April, Cuban leader Fidel Castro hosted the 105th Conference of the (...)