Dead body thrown out of alleged police car in downtown Cairo
By Sarah El Sirgany and Ian Lee CAIRO: A dead body was dropped in downtown Cairo early Sunday morning from what is believed to be a police car, citizens from…
Analysis: Investors face risks however Egypt plays out
By Peter Apps/Reuters LONDON: If President Hosni Mubarak clings to power, investors will reprice Egyptian and regional assets to brace for weeks, months or possibly years of heightened political risk.…
Rumors abound of top Egyptian businessmen fleeing
By Amr Ramadan CAIRO: On the sixth day of ongoing protests, the current situation in Egypt is unstable at best. Rumors are growing that Egyptian business tycoons and technocrats —…
Food supplies a concern amid growing unrest in Egypt
By Sarah Daoud CAIRO: “We aren’t getting supplies delivered and are operating on our stock we currently have. This will all be worth it if the change we want to…
Political crisis leaves Egyptian economy in jeopardy
World markets have been reacting strongly to the violent protests in Egypt that have continued without pause for six days straight, forcing the country’s president, Hosni Mubarak, to appoint a…
Cairo according to Mohamed Abla
By Mariam Hamdy With 50 successful solo shows and numerous awards under his belt, Mohamed Abla has established himself as one of Egypt’s most prominent contemporary artists. And while fame…
Tanks deployed in Cairo, Suez, NDP HQ set ablaze in Cairo
CAIRO: Reuters witnesses have said that in Suez dozens of protesters climbed on to tanks as soldiers try to wave them off. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced a nationwide…
Egyptian army could hold key to Mubarak’s fate
By Alistair Lyon / Reuters BEIRUT: Egypt's military has kept out of this week's clashes between police and protesters demanding the ousting of 82-year-old President Hosni Mubarak, but it could…
China’s democratic baby steps
By Steven Hill WASHINGTON, DC: During the state visit to the United States of Chinese President Hu Jintao, President Barack Obama pressed Hu on human rights. He probably should have…
Intelligent economic design
By J. Bradford DeLong BERKELEY: As Stephen Cohen, with whom I wrote The End of Influence: What Happens When Other Countries Have the Money, likes to say, economies do not…