African misrule on trial
THE HAGUE: As the world focuses on the inauguration of America's first black president and celebrates an important milestone in the ongoing struggle for racial equality, recent developments across the…
Cooperation inside cramped, plywood-walled rooms
NEW YORK: During my tour in Iraq as an interrogator, I often found myself face-to-face in the interrogation booth, a cramped plywood-walled room, with men who were in the upper-echelon…
A breakthrough against hunger
NEW YORK: Today's world hunger crisis is unprecedentedly severe and requires urgent measures. Nearly one billion people are trapped in chronic hunger - perhaps 100 million more than two years…
Meet Fadi Gwanny, Egypt's premier wedding photographer
You've probably seen him at a wedding or engagement party dancing, laughing and mingling with the older and younger crowds. When you ask who he is, the answer is always:…
India in primary colors
As the title suggests, "Colors of India is largely a preoccupation with the color of Indian objects, be it the red of a door in Udaipur, a view of "the…
The soulful journey of Arita Baaijens
Accompanied by a caravan of camels, or as she likes to call them the carriers of her dreams, Dutch Arita Baaijens has been roving the deserts of Egypt and Sudan…
Revenge fair and false at La Jeune Creator
Themes of revenge were heavily featured in the history and mythology of the Arab world. On Tuesday and Wednesday night at "La Jeune Creator (The Young Creators), the annual festival…
911: Porsche launches new model
CAIRO: As the global auto industry faces some of the harshest conditions it has in decades, one question has surfaced again and again: Can developing markets fill the void left…
Rachid meets Sweden's Trade Minister
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid met with his Swedish counterpart Ewa Björling to discuss economic cooperation, the ministry said in a statement to the press. Björling…
