Understanding Japan’s disasters
NEWPORT BEACH: As we all struggle to comprehend the economic and financial impact of Japan’s calamity, it is tempting to seek historical analogies for guidance. Indeed, many have been quick…
Egypt to raise threshold for taxable housing units
CAIRO: Egypt is due to amend the controversial real estate tax law and delay its enactment, the finance minister told a state-run daily. The ministry may postpone the enactment of…
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.…