El Sewedy leads Egypt index higher
CAIRO: Egypt's main index inched up, led by El Sewedy Electric after the cable maker said 2010 net income jumped 29.5 percent. Sewedy gained 5.9 percent. The stock had declined…
Citi, Sanabel honor micro entrepreneurs
CAIRO: The best micro projects of 2010 were celebrated by Citi Foundation and Sanabel in an awards ceremony to highlight the accomplishments of 20 entrepreneurs. “We’re here today to celebrate…
Kuwaiti investor confidence intact in Egypt
CAIRO: “We see more opportunities for investment ,” Rachid Al-Hamed, Kuwait’s ambassador, said Wednesday at a conference in Cairo. Entitled “Partners in Development,” organized by the General Authority for Investment,…
Shock in Jenin after theater director’s murder
The murder of an Israeli-Palestinian theater director drew international condemnation as shocked colleagues refused to believe he was killed for his art. Juliano Mer-Khamis, a well-known actor and theater director…
After 5 decades, R. Crumb’s art shocks, edifies
Robert Crumb finds it odd that 90 pieces of his work are hanging on the wall or protected under glass at a new exhibit featuring the underground "Zap Comix," "Bijou…
Gambling with the planet
By Joseph Stiglitz DUBAI: The consequences of the Japanese earthquake — especially the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant — resonate grimly for observers of the American financial crash…
MENA activists bring hope online
BEIRUT: Hope just got a boost online. From photos of youth in Saudi Arabia rebuilding after recent floods, to blog posts about solidarity in peaceful protests in Tahrir Square, to…
Inflationary angst
By Harold James PRINCETON: Can central banks contain inflation? We once thought they could. Over the past 20 years, central banks around the world, including the United States Federal Reserve, pursued…
Democracy at the local level in Pakistan
By Geoffrey Weichselbaum and Katherine Vittum ISLAMABAD: While Pakistan has made significant gains in deepening the democracy that its people worked hard to achieve during the 2008 general elections, democratic institutions…
Libyan rebels, Gaddafi forces fight on coast road
AJDABIYAH: Libyan rebels reported heavy fighting with the forces of Muammar Gaddafi on the Mediterranean coast road on Wednesday as both sides tried to break a stalemate in the seven-week…