Both Israel and Hezbollah feel that another round of violence is inevitable, though for the moment neither side wants to initiate a fight, the consequences of which would be devastating for all sides.
CAIRO -- Eight young men arrested during a mob-style attack by scores of youths against female bystanders in a Cairo neighborhood on Oct. 2 will face prosecution, as the government finally acknowledges that sexual harassment is a serious problem.
EDITORIAL
At last the worlds top finance officials, including those in China, have started thinking globally. This weeks coordinated interest rate cuts suggest that the central banks are at last working together. Governments, legislatures and cartels have yet to learn the same lesson.
OPINION
A series of meetings between United States and Syrian diplomats, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her counterpart, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, at the United Nations last week are stirring speculation that Washington may at last be moving toward engaging Damascus.
This time no one behaved badly during the state visit. Sometimes even thoroughly right-wing politicians dont behave like swashbucklers, but move with the appropriate diplomatic finesse. That was certainly the case during Silvio Berlusconis latest visit to Libya.
