Entrepreneur Profile: Omar Fathy works his magic in the food industry
Omar Fathy wants to ruin your diet. The CEO of Divine Worx, the company behind the popular Makany sushi chain as well as Burger Joint, Zo and El Sit Hosneya,…
Raya eyes unit sale, will pay dividend
CAIRO: Egypt s Raya Technology and Communication is set to sell its call centers to focus on higher returns outside its traditional operations, its chief executive said on Wednesday. The…
China making anime push as Japan hits slump
Yoko Komazawa had been at the Tokyo International Anime Fair for nearly six hours when she fell in love with a brown-and-white stuffed panda - a character in one of…
Peter Jackson's not-so-lovely 'Bones'
It seems an unfortunate truth that producing a film version of a novel automatically generates a certain aura of importance around the original source material. The aura may be nothing…
Arab woman to head UN's new gender program?
CAIRO: In the halls of the United Nation s New York bureau, officials have been considering a proposal to unify the UN's many organizations promoting women's equality and rights into…
Women for integration
COPENHAGEN: The past decade has proven again and again that empowering women worldwide holds the key to solving many seemingly intractable issues that have otherwise stymied policymakers. Poverty in the…
AUC's Gerhart Center launches corporate sustainability capacity building program
CAIRO: With over 150 leaders from the private sector, the public sector and civil society from Egypt in attendance, the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement launched…
Egypt sex selection clinics engender controversy
CAIRO: Some consider it medical progress, but baby gender selection in conservative Egypt has caused a stir among traditionalists who see it as an affront to ethics and have lashed…
Belgium first to ban burqa and niqab in public spaces
CAIRO: In a rare show of unity on Wednesday, the Belgian home affairs committee of the federal parliament spoke in a single voice and issued a decision to ban the…
Health Minister to allocate LE 200 mln to improving doctors' pay
CAIRO: Health Minister Hatem El-Gabaly announced Wednesday that LE 200 million will be apportioned to improving doctors' pay.The announcement, made during a "surprise visit to the Faqous general hospital in…
