Several Egyptian bloggers traveled to the US to cover the American presidential election on their blogs; this story in the National asks them to share their reflections on the process with respect to Egyptian domestic politics. Excerpt: For the most part, the bloggers are holding their breath, wondering how the new Obama administration will affect […]
The Economist considers the wisdom of investing in oil wells.
It is probably not particularly surprising that the dissidents who broke from the ANC to form the Congress of the People (Cope) are also rethinking the relationship between parties, government, and the state. Cope chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota argued on Sunday in Durban that South Africans should have the opportunity to vote for individuals rather than […]
… from the LAT's Jeffrey Fleishman this time. Happy Tuesday.
Last Wednesday, a couple perpetrators used water guns to shoot acid at a group of girls headed to school in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Details about this despicable act are still rather muddy, with the number of perpetrators and victims still unclear after reading several reports. The New York Times report has the number of victims reaching […]
WASHINGTON: President Asif Ali Zardari has voiced the hope that President-elect Barack Obama's administration in the US will recognise Islamabad's key anti-terror role and understand the fact that Pakistan has been a victim of terrorism. ‘We think we need a new dialogue and we're hoping that the new (US) government will understand that Pakistan has […]
The Council for Islamic Ideology (CII) under the chairmanship of one of Pakistan's top scholars of Islam, Dr Khalid Masud, has recommended that divorce laws in the country be brought in line with the edicts of the Quran by giving the right of divorce to wives too. It says that a woman has the right […]
Who's an economics expert? Who knows how to solve the world's current financial crisis? Was that Kazakhstan on the ‘Amazing Race‘? Answers: Not me, probably no one, and yes, Nick and Starr are unbeatable! With the leaders of most of the world's economies attending an international summit to try and combat the current economic downturn […]
Alongside the reconciliation [in theory only] trend, party leaders, the President, Prime Minister and now the Speaker of the House travel to countries in and out of the region. Probably they are doing it to secure some type of support, to open channels etc. Whatever the reason, the political leadership seems to be dead set […]
What options does the United States have to help address the ugly stalemate in Somalia? Bronwyn Bruton, an International Policy Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, has an assessment at the Center for Strategic & International Studies’ Africa Policy Forum.
Is it possible for a honeymoon to end before the wedding vows have been exchanged? Even as the ANC continues to suffer high-profile defections, the Shikota Movement and its Congress of the People (Cope appears to be the new acronym) is rumored to be beset by divisions. Even if we grant the possibility that many […]
With the Taliban showing no signs of retreat and with a new US administration entering office it is an appropriate time for all involved to ponder a NATO retreat from Afghanistan. During the presidential debates and speeches, Afghanistan was discussed, but the issue of whether or not the US presence was either helping or exacerbating […]
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