Egypt receives two bids for telco licences
CAIRO: Two consortiums filed bids for two licenses to supply cable, voice and Internet services to residential compounds by a Thursday deadline, Egypt's telecom regulator said. "We have received two…
Syria: Raising the Bar
SYRIA: Syria s oil and gas sector is gearing up for a rejuvenation of sorts, with the minister of oil, Sufian Alao, announcing recently that the government expects oil production…
Godard, Iñárritu, Kiarostami lead Cannes line-up
New films by some of art cinema's most feted filmmakers lead the 63rd Cannes Film Festival's line-up, festival chief Thierry Fremaux revealed on Thursday. Sixty-four features will be screened in…
Amazon defenders win bid to stall huge dam project
Environmentalists aided by Avatar director James Cameron celebrated a big win Thursday after a judge suspended bidding on construction and operation of an Amazon dam that would be the planet…
Dhafer Youssef: the electric Sufi
The guards at the Azhar Park advise you not to waste another LE 5 if you don't already have a ticket to the Geneina Theater concert inside - it's sold…
Newly unearthed tomb to reveal Egypt's relations with eastern neighbors, says Hawass
CAIRO: The elaborate tomb of an ancient royal scribe has been unearthed in a discovery that Egypt s chief archaeologist said will help illuminate the relationship between Egypt and its…
A terrorist by any other name
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: When is a terrorist not considered a terrorist? When the US media identifies him or her as a "Christian . And when is a terrorist group not considered…
How to bring Syria to the negotiating table
JERUSALEM: It is a well-known fact that Israel s calmest border is its border with Syria. However, this calm can only be considered a tense ceasefire. It is clearly in…
India's wary rise
PARIS: Some countries are naturally at ease with the concept and the reality of strategic power. Such was clearly the case of France under Louis XIV, the Sun King in…
Editorial: In Egypt, a fair minimum wage is inevitable
CAIRO: In May 2008 I interviewed Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid for a special supplement we were preparing for the World Economic Forum in the Middle…