Gaza wall case referred to state authority for legal opinion
CAIRO: The State Council decided Monday to refer the lawsuit against the building of the Gaza underground barrier to the State Case Authority before rescheduling the next session for Sept.…
Egypt tourism revenue soars in first half
Egypt said on Tuesday earnings from its vital tourism industry, stung last year by the global economic crisis, surged in the first half of 2010 after rising Russian…
CIB to double capital to $1.07 bln
CAIRO: Commercial International Bank (CIB) said Tuesday that it will double its issued and paid-up capital to LE 5.90 billion ($1.07 billion) financed from its reserves. Shareholders will receive…
Egypt ups clean energy cooperation with Japan-funded wind farm
CAIRO: The Japanese government extended a $432 million soft loan to Egypt for a 220-MW wind farm project in the Gabal El-Zeit area on the western coast of the…
Former top forensic doctor criticizes handling of Khaled Saeid case
By Sarah Carr CAIRO: A former chief forensic doctor has criticized the investigation into the Khaled Saeid case, noting inaccuracies in the forensic report during a TV interview. Speaking on Modern…
President of what?
Biographer John Milton Cooper tells the story that just after winning the presidential election of 1912, Woodrow Wilson returned triumphantly to his boyhood home. This was the standard American local-boy-makes-good…
Turkey’s frontline foreign policy
JERUSALEM: A few months before he became Turkey’s foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chief adviser, met with a group of Middle Eastern academics and policy…
Psychiatry’s conceptual malpractice
NEW YORK: The American Psychiatric Association’s recent proposed changes to its official diagnostic manual — the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (“DSM”), often called the “bible of psychiatry”…
Art from Diana’s family homes to go on the block
LONDON: Art, antiques, and even carriages owned by the aristocratic family of Diana, Princess of Wales, went on sale in London starting Tuesday. The three auctions feature items which once…
Band penalized for copied riff in ‘Down Under’ hit
SYDNEY: A judge ordered Australian band Men at Work on Tuesday to hand over a portion of the royalties from their 1980s hit "Down Under," after previously ruling its distinctive…