Mideast, North Africa IPOs sink 83 pct: report
DUBAI: The value of IPOs fell 83 percent in the Middle East and North Africa this year as issuance ground to a halt in the wake of the global financial…
Pro-government rallies reported across Iran
TEHRAN: Tens of thousands of government supporters rallied across Iran on Tuesday to call for the punishment of opposition leaders for fomenting unrest after June s disputed presidential poll, state…
Netanyahu in Cairo to discuss resumption of peace process
CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on US efforts to revive stalled Middle East peace negotiations.But the talks…
Gaza Freedom March continues Cairo protests for permits to enter Gaza
CAIRO: Members of the Gaza Freedom March (GFM) in Cairo continued to protest on Tuesday, demanding that the Egyptian government allow them into Gaza."My question is, what is the Egyptian…
Egypt launches new campaign to lure tourists
CAIRO: The Ministry of Tourism presented this week a new advertising campaign to lure tourists to Egypt. The previous campaign, "The Gift of the Sun, launched in 2006 to mixed…
Standing in the shadow of a lost home
In film, portraying suffering in its own element is a powerful tool. Taking that same suffering to the backseat, however, often has a much stronger effect on the viewer. In…
Yemen troubles could stir wider confrontations
Just six short months ago, a sense of guarded euphoria spread through Europe and the Middle East in the wake of President Barack Obama s Cairo speech. It seemed as…
Plotting the trajectory of airline terrorism
The terrorist who attempted to blow up Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day did so with 80g of explosives. Considering that 100g of this explosive…
ElBaradie's storm
CAIRO: A hurricane is not a regular storm. It's a very powerful storm, often accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain. But we live in Egypt, a country known for…
Court rules to end 15-year receivership of Engineers' Syndicate
CAIRO: A Cairo Court ruled on Dec. 27 to end the 15-year-long receivership over the Engineers' Syndicate. The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, which had filed the lawsuit…