Sayoud reveals decisive Jose conversation
CAIRO: Ahly’s Algerian starlet Amir Sayoud is willing to channel his frustration into hard work, following a private talk with manager Manuel Jose. Sayoud was among a handful of names…
Hassan’s exclusion played down, Doe on brink
CAIRO: Ahmed Hassan’s exclusion from Ahly’s provisional Champions League squad is by no means an indication for his exit, but Francis Doe could is one player who could be soon…
Arab activists hope Tunisia events inspire change
By Hadeel Al-Shalchi / AP CAIRO: Celebrations over the Tunisian president's ouster spread Saturday as the popular uprising raised hopes throughout the Arab world that it could inspire pressures for…
Back to the sixties
By Barry Eichengreen BERKELEY: Complaints about the inflationary effects of American monetary policy are rampant, despite there being barely a hint of inflation in the United States. Rapidly growing catch-up…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: International legality is not up for a vote
By Ghassan Khatib The prospect of posing a referendum in the respective societies on any agreement reached between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators is not a new idea. Periodically it has…
AN ISRAELI VIEW: A theoretical but important discussion
By Yossi Alpher The demand to submit an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement to a popular referendum is not exclusive to either side. Last November, the Israeli Knesset passed a law mandating…
‘Social Network’ big winner at Golden Globes
Host Ricky Gervas humorously insulted nearly every A-lister in the room at the Golden Globes, while the big winner was "The Social Network" — a movie about a guy who…
Political parable raises eyebrows in 2B Continued Fest
Clearly, there is something about the plays of Eugene Ionesco that lend themselves to an Egyptian context. Perhaps this is why two of them appear in the five performances of…
Tunisia unrest hits Egypt stocks, currency, debt
CAIRO: Egyptian stocks posted their biggest drop in seven months and the pound dipped to its weakest against the dollar in almost six years on Monday as investors grew concerned…
Gov’t proposes law on election rule change
By Ashraf Badr /Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's cabinet said on Sunday it had drafted a law that sets a 2017 deadline for small parties in parliament to field presidential candidates, implementing…