Apophis, an asteroid named after an ancient Egyptian demon-god, may crash on Earth in 25 years’ time: In Egyptian myth, Apophis was the ancient spirit of evil and destruction, a demon that was determined to plunge the world into eternal darkne...

Our friend Iason Athanasiadis, the Greek reporter who was arrested in Tehran last month and was only recently released, has given this interview to al-Jazeera English: I have been in touch with Iason, and understand he is putting his experience to p...

Bint al-Beltway adds some interesting comments to my post about Egypt’s negotiations with Russia to acquire the S-400 air defense system: Since the Russians are unlikely to accept anything less than hard currency from the Egyptians for payment...

When Maha al-Sudairi's representative arrived at a Paris boutique bearing a vast order for top-of-the-range lingerie, payment to follow, the owner did not hesitate. As well as being a valued customer for eight years, the Saudi princess....

Italy — I love Italy, some of my best friends are Italian as they say — but really how high of a standard can you set for a country run by a gangster who’s actually been re-elected despite the many financial and other scandals aroun...

✪ Le journal hebdomadaire | Abou Bakr Jamai's imagines a letter from a Sahrawi. ✪ For Jews, roiling Yemen no longer place to call home | On persecution of the less than 350 remaining Yemeni Jews. ✪ MyMemory – Machine translation meets human...

✪ Middle East Report 253: Beyond Compare by Julie Peteet | On the similarities of the Israeli occupation to Apartheid, its differences, and a call for a new advocacy strategy. ✪ Newsweek Reporter’s Ordeal in Iran | Newsweek International |...

Egyptian crowds near the Algerian Embassy (Elijah Zarwan) On Thursday night, out in Downtown Cairo for a drink, I was startled to see a well-known alley blocked by riot police at both ends. It turned out they were there to protect the Air Algeria...

Fathi Abdel-Waheb and Abeer Sabry My last foray into the Cairo Film Festival was to go see عصافير اانيل (”Birds of the Nile”) last night. The film is based on the work of the novelist Ibrahim Aslan, which already inspired a great Egyptian...

Dubai, supposed success story going through a rough time, is not so different than the poorer, larger Arab states. Angry Arab: Shaykh Majid bin Muhammad bin Rashid of the House of Maktum (son of Shaykh Mo) has received a MA degree from the Dubai...