Internet access can be matter of life and death, forum
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: The inability to access to the internet in one s own language can be life-threatening, a forum at the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh heard on Tuesday. Lack…
IEA says sees little OECD oil demand recovery
SINGAPORE: Oil demand in wealthy countries has not improved much and the patchy state of global recovery could prompt OPEC to keep output steady at its next meeting, the International…
Schroders MENA fund aims for $1 bln, eyes Egypt
DUBAI: Schroders Middle East and North Africa fund will be heavily weighted toward Egyptian and United Arab Emirates construction stocks as it seeks to quadruple its size to $1 billion…
Need for more liberalization in African markets, say experts
CAIRO: Government intervention and the need for liberalization were highlighted as hurdles to growth and development in African markets by experts at a conference Monday.Executives from private equity companies discussed…
'Madholal Keep Walking': A sermon on victims of terrorism
Even though there has been a glut of films about the victims of terrorist attacks and those arrested on mere suspicion, the subject is still a rich soil that can…
In Alexandria, award-winning architecture reinterprets Egyptian identity
Cairenes hold a grudge against people from Alexandria, one that they never like to admit. Not for their accents or that geographically they are closer to Europe, but more for…
Cairo International Film Festival's recommended movies of the day
Traffic Signal Director: Madhur Bhandarkar. Starring: Kunal Khemu, Neetu Chandra and Upendra Limaye.Once an orphan abandoned at a traffic light on a busy crossroad, Silsila is now its boss, managing…
Turning North Korea Around
SEOUL: Negotiations over the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula look set to resume. Sadly, they are unlikely to end soon. Talk of a "grand bargain remains just that - talk.…
Obama's Vietnam syndrome
NEW HAVEN: There can be no military resolution to the war in Afghanistan, only a political one. Writing that sentence almost makes me faint with boredom. As US President Barack…
Mediator as partner
Common logic demands that negotiations between two bitter rivals should be handled by a strong and influential mediator, one who controls the means to force the parties into reconciliation. In…