Sing when you're moaning: Hong Kong's complaints choir
In a city where people daily take to the streets to shout and wave placards about everything from food scares to tax hikes, one enterprising group has decided to voice…
India's next outsourcing boom: comedy
In 1979, Don Ward opened a small club in London to provide a stage for the best of Britain s undiscovered comic talent. After 30 successful years, he now wants…
A new start for non-proliferation
VIENNA: US President Barack Obama has injected fresh momentum into efforts - stalled for a decade - to bring about nuclear disarmament. He has committed himself to the vision of…
Human Security in Arab Countries
In just a few days, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will launch the fifth volume of the Arab Human Development Report series.Entitled "Challenges to Human Security in the Arab…
Absent from the discourse
TEL AVIV: Before sitting down to write this article I searched the word combination "Arab Israeli on Google. I learnt the following from the first page of results: an Arab-Israeli…
Decoding Egypt: On Effectiveness and Efficiency
A frequent question they ask at business school is about the difference between "effectiveness and "efficiency. The model answer is that "effectiveness is doing the right things, and efficiency is…
Activists call for an amendment to professional syndicates law
CAIRO: Activists, lawyers and members of professional syndicates in Egypt met at the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) to discuss an amendment to law number 35/1976 to comply with…
Ministry denies detention of former ambassador allegedly caught up in corruption case
CAIRO: Egypt's foreign ministry has denied reports of the detention of the former Egyptian ambassador to Poland, who is allegedly embroiled in a corruption case.In a press statement issued on…
French University wins SIFE national competition
CAIRO: The French University in Egypt won the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) sixth national competition Monday, securing a chance to represent Egypt in the international competition in Berlin in…
Negotiations between Justice Ministry and protesting specialists fail
CAIRO: An attempt by a National Democratic Party MP to resolve the conflict between the Ministry of Justice and protesting legal specialists fell through after the ministry failed to send…