Obama’s Budget Ducks Pentagon Cuts

The real answer as to why there is no defense spending freeze: Because Democrats are always scared of being called 'wimps' on national security issues — likely the same reason

Egypt: controversy surrounds new organ donor law

CAIRO: The Egyptian Parliament has agreed in principle on the Law of Organ Transplants amid a massive campaign against the new law by a number of MPs,

Headlines from the region

Children of Moroccan Olympian not abducted The children of a Moroccan Olympic champion say they fled from his house and were smuggled out of the country with the help of

Strategies for Engaging Political Islam: A Middle East, U.S. and EU ‘Trialogue’

POMED and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung hosted a panel discussion on practical strategies for engaging political Islam. Current policies of engagement by the U.S. and E.U.

The Divisive Role of the ‘Resistance Bloc’

The rhetoric of Hamas, Hezbollah is reminiscent of the 1970s PLO and is repeated within another mini-state that is not taking Lebanese interests much into consideration, says Bechara Nassar Charbel.

Gaza and Lebanon: Beware the Iron Wall, the Coming War

Will it be Gaza or Lebanon first? Israel is sending mixed messages, and deliberately so. Hamas, Hezbollah and their supporters understand well the Israeli tactic and must be preparing for

Egypt number 10 in FIFA rankings

The Egyptian national football team jumped into the top 10 of FIFA’s – the world football governing body – recent rankings published on Wednesday, marking the first time the African

Egypt official: new Suez Canal map to guide ships

An official from the Suez Canal Authority told local Egyptian newspapers that the administration of the canal has begun the distribution of a map on the passing ships with speeds

Egypt intensifies demining efforts

The Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Faiza Aboul Naga harshly criticized the silence of the international community towards the removal of mines, those leftovers of World War II in the