Royal Crown Revue: It's got that swing

If it ain't got the swing, jazz icon Duke Ellington would have told you, it really don't mean a thing. That twang of strings, those booming drums, and those burbling…

Chitra Kalyani

Forcing connections: 'Brothers Karamazov' and Egyptian society

Adapting a novel for the stage is not an easy task. Adapting a seminal text such as "The Brothers Karamazov by Russian master Fyodor Dostoyevsky is even more formidable. Dostoyevsky's…

Dalia Basiouny

A lifeless Alice in wonderless land

The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit. -Lewis Carroll.I can't…

Annelle Sheline

Mexican Carlos Slim world's richest in new Forbes ranking

NEW YORK: Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim has dethroned Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the world wealthiest person and China is fast catching up with the number of US billionaires on…

AFP
AFP

Entrepreneurs vie for Endeavor's support

CAIRO: Endeavor's first international selection panel gathered in Cairo to choose businesses that will benefit from the mentorship and network access offered by the NGO, which supports entrepreneurs. Endeavor staff…

Annelle Sheline

Foreign Ministry denies existence of Nile basin agreement without Egypt

CAIRO: Talks on implementing a new framework for the countries of the Nile basin are set to continue for another six months as a working formula all parties could agree…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

ElBaradei condemns doctor's detention, abuse

CAIRO: Former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei condemned on Thursday the detention and beating of Egyptian doctor Taha Abdel-Tawwab at a state security office in…

Essam Fadl

Mubarak leaves intensive care after operation

CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak left the intensive care unit of a German hospital on Wednesday, four days after having a gall bladder removed, Health Minister Hatem El-Gabaly said.Mubarak, 81,…

AFP
AFP

Arab League calls for ending support for talks

CAIRO: The Arab League recommended on Wednesday to withdraw its support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to recent announcements of new settlement building in east Jerusalem.The league…

AP
AP

Raya uses tech skills to diversify

CAIRO: Egypt s Raya Technology and Communication aims to diversify into logistics to tap demand in a relatively virgin market as it shifts away from its main technology businesses, the…

Reuters