US tour operators looking to resume tours to Egypt
CAIRO: US tour operators and Egyptian officials are hoping to convince hesitant international travelers that Egypt is now safe and stable enough to resume large-scale tourism. A delegation of representatives…
ABC Egypt to delist from stock exchange
CAIRO: The Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) Egypt has approved an optional delisting of its securities form the Egypt’s stock exchange, according to a statement. ABC’s annual general ordinary and extraordinary…
Girls in Pakistani schools speak for themselves
By Salma Hasan Ali WASHINGTON, DC: Like millions, I’ve been mesmerized by humanitarian Greg Mortenson’s story of compassion, commitment and courage. Like so many, I am heartbroken by everything that I…
The media’s power to promote religious tolerance
By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida: Much of the debate about the recent burning of the Quran in a Florida church by Pastor Terry Jones focused on its devastating…
The IMF’s switch in time
By Joseph Stiglitz NEW YORK: The annual spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund was notable in marking the Fund’s effort to distance itself from its own long-standing tenets on capital…
American power after Bin Laden
By Joseph Nye OXFORD: When one state is preponderant in power resources, observers often refer to the situation as hegemonic. Today, many pundits argue that other countries’ rising power and the…
Internal rift with Zawahri led to bin Laden killing, says Saudi paper
RIYADH: US troops were led to Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by his own deputy, Ayman Al-Zawahri, because of a simmering internal power struggle, a Saudi newspaper reported on Thursday.…
Tunisia hands ousted dictator additional charges
TUNIS: Tunisia's toppled dictator and his wife are facing charges of inciting violence in connection with a bloody crackdown following his January ouster, the official TAP news agency reported Wednesday.…
Sofia observers for larger EU role in Mideast, N. Africa
By AFP SOFIA: The EU should assume a bigger role in the democratic transitions in North Africa and the Middle East, politicians and experts said Thursday, pointing to eastern Europe's…
Project Inspire gives Egyptian youth 5 minutes to change the world
CAIRO: Singapore National Committee for UN Women (UN Women Singapore) and MasterCard are joining hands to launch Project Inspire: 5 Minutes to Change the World. This year-long digital and social…