Minister says Egypt strikes not investment risk
CAIRO: Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin said on Tuesday Egyptian labor protests were focused on wages and contract demands at specific firms and did not pose a broader risk to local…
Debating Europe's future
It is an event, like Davos, known more by its location name than anything else. The European House/Ambrosetti Financial Workshop has been a discreet but respected venue for two decades,…
Steel back in the spotlight after April price hike
CAIRO: At the start of the month, Ezz Steel raised steel prices for the month by LE 820, which brings the cost of each ton to LE 4,100, on the…
After divorce, Usher back in playboy mode
Less than two years ago, Usher was glorifying his evolvement as a man with Here I Stand, a CD that found him celebrating his new role as husband and father…
Life's script in colloquial verse
I sold my soul to anxiety and worry and in return, I got a bunch of papers writes Khaled Kassab in his first collection of colloquial Arabic poetry. "Ana Ra'e…
Egypt forum on looted antiquities opens with call for unity
CAIRO: Egyptian antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass on Wednesday opened an international conference on recovering ancient artifacts from abroad, saying countries must unite to recover their stolen heritage. We need to…
Everyday Iraqis hope for peace and stability
WASHINGTON, DC: Iraqis say Allah kareem (God is generous) as a way of expressing trust in the hands of fate to take care of them in an uncertain future. As…
The Ethiopia card
BRUSSELS: Two decades ago, Ethiopia was a Cold War battlefield. On the ideological map of the world, it was Soviet territory, a land of famine, dictatorship, and civil war. But,…
Taking hope in the long view
BERKELEY: In the United States, we sit in the midst of 10 percent unemployment. In some countries, fiscal policy is crippled by legitimate fears that more deficit spending will trigger…