Weak systems in Arab countries hinder anti-corruption efforts, says TI
CAIRO: Under-developed governance systems in Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine hinder anti-corruption efforts, according to a recent Transparency International (TI) report. TI released Sunday an overview report entitled “The Good…
NGO condemns detention of teenage girl held in adult facility
CAIRO: An Egyptian NGO has condemned the detention of a teenage girl at a police facility for the detention of adults. The Egyptian Association for the Advancement of the Condition…
'Iron Man' comes back with a few twists
From the first scene of Jon Favreau’s sequel to 2008’s “Iron Man,” it is clear that this installment is moving in a more practiced direction rather than expanding on the…
US-backed Mideast 'proximity talks' under way: Palestinians
RAMALLAH: Indirect peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians got under way on Sunday, a top Palestinian official said after months of shuttle diplomacy by Washington's special Middle East envoy.…
UN nuclear conference gets down to work
UNITED NATIONS: The UN conference on fighting the spread of nuclear weapons opened last week with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blasting the United States, but now comes the hard part…
Egypt makes biggest fall since Nov, OT leads
CAIRO: Egypt’s benchmark index EGX30 tumbled by the biggest daily amount in five months, hurt by the Greek debt crisis and Algeria's announcement it is prepared to buy all of…
Harrods department store sold to Qatari company
LONDON: Mohamed Al Fayed, a flamboyant businessman who has controlled Harrods department store in London for a quarter-century, has sold the landmark business to Qatari investors, his financial advisers said…
Sweden's explusion of Egyptian breached rights: UN
GENEVA: The UN Committee against Torture ruled on Friday that Sweden breached the rights of an Egyptian man by deporting him to his homeland in 2001, where he was then…
Wake up and smell the smoke
My father, a conservative Saeedi lawyer and an avid reader, gave me a copy of “A Thousand and One Nights” in Arabic at the age of 14 and I was…
Dialogue is crucial to unity
MADRID: Like many other European countries, Spain is grappling with the issue of its diverse immigrant communities. However, unlike most of its neighbors, Spain has a rich diverse heritage that…