The road to fiscal crisis
By Simon Johnson WASHINGTON, DC: It has become fashionable among Washington insiders — Democrats and Republicans alike — to throw up their hands and say: We ultimately face a major budget…
Greasing the brave new market’s skids
By Esther Dyson NEW YORK: Internet firms are supposed to be all about the cutting edge, but reality and buzz sometimes conflict. Consider Groupon: its focus is the power of groups,…
Beyond Raymond Davis
By Syed Babar Ali and Wendy Chamberlin LAHORE, Pakistan/WASHINGTON, DC: With the release of Raymond Davis, the CIA contractor held by Pakistan for the past month, in exchange for compensation to…
Columbia University professor discusses media coverage of revolutions
CAIRO: “Revolutions are a cascade of events, one leads to another ... sources of comprehension and incomprehension,” Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology, and chair of the PhD communications…
Egypt FA calls emergency meeting
CAIRO: Egyptian Football Association president Samir Zaher has called an emergency meeting of his board after a terrible start to African Cup of Nations qualifying for the defending champions. The…
Egypt index ends slightly higher after early surge
CAIRO: Egypt’s broad EGX 100 index closed 2.07 percent higher on Monday, though down from a surprising surge early in the trading session. Egypt's benchmark EGX 30 index ended up…
Key parties say weren’t invited to national dialogue
CAIRO: The Al-Wafd, Al-Tagammu and Nasserist parties said Sunday that they didn't receive invitations to participate in an anticipated national dialogue called upon by the government. In a joint statement,…
Egypt seeks food and water security in Sudan
KHARTOUM: Egypt will make the completion of a partially-built canal spanning an un-navigable section of the river Nile in south Sudan a top priority, a cabinet spokesman said on Sunday.…
Egypt museum gets back five stolen artifacts
CAIRO: Troops and police have recovered five artifacts stolen from the Egyptian Museum during a revolt that toppled the country's government, the antiquities council said on Sunday. The council said…
Hundreds march against proposed bill criminalizing protests
CAIRO: Hundreds marched Sunday night from the Journalists’ Syndicate to the Cabinet building against a proposed bill criminalizing protests. The Egyptian Independent Trade Unions Federation (EITUF) called for the march…