YEAREND SPECIAL: Relative recession marks 2009 book scene
The one definite reality about Egyptian literature this year is that the…
Pro-Gaza march to go on as planned despite Egypt ban
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Defusing Russia's energy weapon
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Egypt's Crédit Agricole acquires full ownership of EHFC
CAIRO: Crédit Agricole Egypt (CAE) has fully acquired the Egyptian Housing Finance…
I am a Zionist and therefore I am pro-peace: Reflections after J Street conference
MIDDLEBURY, Vermont: Having attended J Street's first national conference in Washington, DC…
4-bank consortium covers $1.05 billion loan
CAIRO: Four Egyptian banks formed a consortium to cover a syndicate loan…
Listen to Me!
SAN FRANCISCO: Last week, I wrote a 140-character hotel review on Twitter:…
Downgrading the 2009 H1N1 influenza
BERKELEY, California: Although the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic appears to have…
Human rights come calling
What are human rights? is a question that the Cairo Human Rights…
Of bells and minarets
PARIS: When Jerusalem was conquered in 635 AD, the second caliph Omar…