Africa works to build e-banking infrastructure
Africa is facing a unique banking challenge in the 21st century. As the world undergoes a lengthy revolution from conventional banking to a more internet/mobile-based technologically savvy banking system, Africa…
The bottom line: Security
The first day of the Mediterranean Smart Cards Company (MSCC) conference, "Together for a Better Africa, wrapped up with a panel focused on outsourcing business in the context of maintaining…
Egypt preps for Basel II banking
Egypt's central bank announced earlier this month that shifting to a Basel II capital adequacy framework will be the main focus of the next wave of banking reforms.Central Bank Governor…
Jackson movie a thriller in worldwide premiere
Michael Jackson delivered a posthumous thriller Tuesday as fans flocked to worldwide premieres of a documentary film billed as the final concert performance of the King of Pop.Four months after…
The road to moulid Sayed Ahmed El-Badawi
Bordered with H1N1 concerns, the government has taken measures to reduce crowding in Egypt: staggering school schedules, issuing warnings in the metro and airport, and canceling activities that attract large…
U2 to play concert at landmark to mark fall of Berlin Wall
Superstars U2 announced Wednesday they will perform a free concert at Germany's Brandenburg Gate to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.The Irish rockers will perform…
Christie's sells most expensive current Arab art work
DUBAI Auction house Christie s fetched late Tuesday the highest price for a work of contemporary Arab art at $662,500 for a double calligraphy by Egypt s Ahmed Mustafa.Art works…
British Muslims seen but not heard
LONDON: Seen and Not Heard is an assessment of young Muslims in the UK, by Sughra Ahmed of Britain s Policy Research Center. The study, conducted over 18 months and…
Pakistan's ombudsman tackles injustice and unaccountability
KARACHI, Pakistan: Access to justice is a major concern in Pakistan. Pakistan was ranked 134 in the world, lower than Rwanda and Libya, in the 2008 annual Corruption Perception Index…
Africa's Urban Farmers
NAIROBI: When I met Eunice Wangari at a Nairobi coffee shop recently, I was surprised to hear her on her mobile phone, insistently asking her mother about the progress of…