Rene Redzepi: Capturing time and place in cooking
To cook like the world's best chef you might try his recipe for snails, which instructs the reader to feed them lettuce for a couple of days, put them in…
70s look largely mirrors modern tastes and times
A new 1970s-style fashion muse, who means business during the day but can disco the night away, dominated the recent runway trends in the world's fashion capitals. Gone from the…
Rape in Congo can be death sentence to women
NEW YORK: Rape as a weapon of war continues to take a heavy toll on women’s lives in today’s conflicts around the world. A high proportion of the women who…
Indonesian Muslims say no to violence in the name of Islam
YOGYAKARTA: If you were to open a newspaper in Indonesia today, there would be little to dispel the myth that Islam is a religion of violence. But looking more deeply…
A new path to a low-carbon economy
NEW YORK: The solution to manmade climate change depends on the transition to electricity production that, unlike burning oil, natural gas, and coal, emits little or no carbon dioxide…
Chart Inds wins MidEast contract, raises FY view
Engineered equipment maker Chart Industries Inc said its energy and chemicals business won a $22 million contract in the Middle East, one of its biggest deals in that division for…
Egypt seeks Japan loan for fourth metro line
Egypt said it was seeking funding for the initial phase of the fourth underground metro line, a source at the Ministry of Transport told Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper. The new metro…
Jordan looking to ink new gas deal with Egypt
Jordan is may sign an agreement with Egypt to boost natural gas supplies to the Kingdom, an official said on Wednesday according to a Zawya report. At a conference, Jordan’s…
Carlyle Group eyeing Egypt, Morocco investments
US buyout fund Carlyle Group plans to invest about $300 million in the Middle East and North Africa within the next two years and is looking at opportunities in Egypt…
Egyptian lawyer contests EGTS land deal
CAIRO: An Egyptian lawyer has filed suit against Egypt's prime minister and tourism minister challenging a deal with real estate firm Egyptian Resorts, the latest attack on state land sales…
