Egyptian president stands down and hands over power to the Supreme Council for the Armed Forces.Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has resigned from his post, handing over power to the armed forces.       Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, four transformative events have reshaped the global setting in enduring ways. When the Soviet empire collapsed two years later, the way was opened for the triumphalist pursuit of the American imperial project, sei

On January 29, Omar Suleiman, Egypt’s top spy chief, was anointed vice president by tottering dictator, Hosni Mubarak. By appointing Suleiman, part of a shake-up of the cabinet in an attempt to appease the masses of protesters and retain  his own grip on t

Those of us in the pro-Israel, pro-peace camp do not enjoy being proven right — although we invariably are. Our standard recommendation to Israel is that it should move quickly to achieve agreements with the Arab states and the stateless Palestinians befor

With this one yet another Egypt-related post will linger on the Internet, though with high probabilities of not steering any controversy. Nonetheless, how could I silence my thoughts as the nation of pyramid builders overthrows its latest Pharaoh?On Ja