Palestine
4 Israelis killed in West bank shooting
World
August 31, 2010
4 Israelis killed in West bank shooting
HEBRON, Palestinian Territories--Four Israelis, one of them a pregnant woman, were shot dead near the West Bank Jewish settlement of…
Back to the Table
World
August 30, 2010
Back to the Table
It’s one of the mantras of Alcoholics Anonymous and other related ’12-step’ recovery groups, and it goes something like: “Insanity…
Naji al-Ali : The timeless conscience of Palestine
Archaeology
August 30, 2010
Naji al-Ali : The timeless conscience of Palestine
Al-Masry Al-Youm remembers Hanzala, the figure who still keeps his eyes on Palestine and his back to the world. Even…
Arab League: Israeli settlement-building hinders direct peace talks
Egypt
August 23, 2010
Arab League: Israeli settlement-building hinders direct peace talks
The Arab League on Tuesday said that continued Israeli settlement-building activity in East Jerusalem would "seriously disrupt" direct negotiations between…
Reem Talhami in Cairo: On love, politics, and other addictions
Art news
August 23, 2010
Reem Talhami in Cairo: On love, politics, and other addictions
Reem Talhami, the Palestinian singer best known for her independent album "Ashiqa" (A lover), released in the early 2000s, owned…
The poet lives
Opinion
August 16, 2010
The poet lives
Two years have passed since the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) died at a hospital in Texas from complications he…
The Butterfly’s Burden: Mahmoud Darwish’s legacy
Books
August 9, 2010
The Butterfly’s Burden: Mahmoud Darwish’s legacy
Two years ago today, while undergoing heart surgery in Texas, the poet Mahmoud Darwish died at age 67. Al-Masry Al-Youm…
Saudi, Jordan kings back Lebanon’s stability
World
July 30, 2010
Saudi, Jordan kings back Lebanon’s stability
Amman--Saudi King Abdullah and his Jordanian counterpart Abdullah II discussed on Friday developments in Lebanon and called for stability and…
Direct talks with Israel to be left up to PA
Egypt
July 29, 2010
Direct talks with Israel to be left up to PA
Arab Foreign Ministers decided on Thursday to refer a decision on launching direct peace negotiations with Israel to Palestinian Authority…
Thursday’s papers: establishing Palestine and resolving a church problem
Egypt
July 29, 2010
Thursday’s papers: establishing Palestine and resolving a church problem
News about the Egypt-Saudi summit tops the front page of state-owned Al-Ahram, which writes that, “Establishment of a Palestinian state…