One-on-one with Teradata’s CIO Stephen Brobst
CAIRO: “‘Big data’ is less about the size of the data and more about the diversity,” said Stephen Brobst, chief technology officer for Teradata Corporation. In and of itself, he…
Muslim Brotherhood’s young members dismayed at new leadership appointments
By Hanan Solayman CAIRO: The announcement of the Muslim Brotherhood’s new leadership by the Shoura Council was not well received by the group’s youth, who were disappointed that the party’s leaders…
Slammed over land deals, HSBC says transactions legit
CAIRO: HSBC came under scrutiny this week for the role it played in controversial land deals by senior Egyptian officials who are now being investigated on corruption allegations. The bank,…
Fatah, Hamas proclaim landmark reconciliation pact
CAIRO: Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas on Wednesday proclaimed a landmark, Egyptian-mediated reconciliation pact aimed at ending their bitter four-year rift. The Palestinian president seized the occasion to deliver…
Qaddafi regime mulls new deadline for rebel city
TRIPOLI: Moamer Qaddafi's government was mulling extending Wednesday a deadline for rebels in Libya's third city Misrata to lay down their arms after the deputy foreign minister said scores had…
Bahrain refers 47 medics to military court
DUBAI: Bahraini authorities have referred 47 medics to a military court after accusing them of abusing their posts to take part in anti-regime protests that were crushed in March. The…
Israeli PM takes Hamas fight to Europe
LONDON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to convince his British counterpart David Cameron Wednesday that a deal between the two Palestinian factions would be disastrous for Middle East…
Syria charges hundreds with ‘degrading the state’
AMMAN: Hundreds of Syrians have been charged with "degrading the prestige of the state", a Syrian rights group said, in President Bashar Al-Assad's drive to crush pro-democracy protests against his…
Two very daring musicals lead the Tony Awards race
Who says Broadway won't take a risk? "The Book of Mormon" and "The Scottsboro Boys" — two very different musicals with very different fates — have emerged with the most…
Qaddafi caricature flourishes in rebel capital Benghazi
Moammar Qaddafi pumping petrol into a winged camel, Qaddafi with the tail of a snake and a forked tongue, Qaddafi as Dracula. The flamboyant Libyan strongman is fuelling a flourishing…