IFC invests in ‘growth’ fund for MENA, Turkey
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $20 million in the Intaj Capital II fund targeting the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey,…
Experts debate new social insurance, pensions law
CAIRO: Egypt’s new pensions and insurance law, which raises the insurable percentage of the net salary, is causing public contention and raising the ire of industry insiders. The old law…
Syrian authorities arrest organ trafficking ring led by Egyptian woman
CAIRO: Syrian authorities arrested an 11-member organ trafficking ring in northern Aleppo, allegedly led by a 26-year-old Egyptian woman named Fadia, Syria-based daily independent Al-Watan reported Monday. The group…
9/11 conspiracy theories rife in Muslim world
ISTANBUL: About a week ago, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared to the United Nations that most people in the world believe the United States was behind the terrorist attacks of…
Animal rights advocates bring issue to the forefront
CAIRO: The past month has kept animal rights groups in Egypt busier than usual with filing a lawsuit against a pet store, pushing legislation through parliament and dealing with dolphin…
Ahly, Mazembe win opening CAF semi-final legs
CAIRO/LAGOS: Defending champions TP Mazembe and Al Ahly both won at home Sunday but the away goals scored by JS Kabylie and Esperance leave the CAF Champions League semi-finals still…
Measuring African progress
2010 is a milestone year for Africa. The World Cup was hosted on African soil for the first time. 17 African countries marked their 50th year of independence. We marked…
A Papal success
LONDON: To the surprise of many in the media — at home and abroad — Pope Benedict XVI’s just completed visit to Britain was an outstanding success. As a Roman…
How to sell global Re-balancing
CHICAGO: At its most recent meeting in Toronto this spring, the G-20 agreed to disagree. Even though the world economy is desperately in need of rebalancing, their declaration was deliberately…
Paving the way for the advancement of Arab women in Israel
NEWE ILAN: How do you achieve integration of Israel’s Arab citizens? Pretty simple — just follow this equation: integrate unemployed Arab citizens into the job market. This results in less…