Kuwait court upholds death for wedding tent 'arson' wife
KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwaiti appeals court on Wednesday confirmed a death sentence against a woman convicted of setting fire to the wedding tent as her husband took a second wife,…
Style over substance in Palahniuk's new 'Tell-All'
Chuck Palahniuk is one of modern American fiction's most interesting stylists, and he's at it again in his latest novel, "Tell-All." It's a slim book based on a kernel of…
Dancing to an African beat
Egypt has always been in a unique socio-political, geographic position. Situated at the very north of the African continent, and bordering the Middle East; it is regarded as both an…
Reforms transform Syrian economy, but not politics
DAMASCUS,Syria: After delivering a lecture on the increasing role of private banks in Syria, economist Mohammed Ayman Al-Maydani got an uncomfortable request from members of the audience to elaborate on…
Protesting father to sue family minister
CAIRO: Raafat Mostafa, a father facing a lawsuit for protesting along with his three children in front of the People’s Assembly (PA) for 33 consecutive days, is pledging to file…
Piraeus Bank: A structured regional approach
Piraeus Bank made a modest entry into the Egyptian market by buying a small commercial bank. Six years later, however, its portfolio is anything but modest, with a little over…
Gaza Fleet of Freedom wants to dock in Arish port
CAIRO: International aid convoy “Fleet of Freedom” wants to dock at Al-Arish port and enter Gaza via the border crossings with Egypt despite Israeli threats to intercept the group before…
Twenty years after unity, Yemen struggles for survival
SANAA: Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh this week marked 20 years ruling a united Yemen, but has little to celebrate in a country buckling under the pressure of separatist, sectarian…
Visa expands e-commerce abilities with Cybersource acquisition
In April, Visa Inc. acquired Cybersource, a provider of electronic payment, risk management and payment security solutions to online merchants, in a deal worth $2 billion, or $26 a share.…
Seeking a solution: Mediation and banking disputes
Mediation is becoming an increasingly popular method of resolving commercial disputes. The technique clearly falls into the category of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), which the United States Code says “includes…
