Iran election and its fallout possible harbinger for region
CAIRO: As Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declares victory in the Iranian presidential election, with the resulting anger visible in the streets of Tehran and other cities, questions loom over the future of…
Brotherhood concerned about women's quota in PA
CAIRO: Despite news that the Muslim Brotherhood will be fielding more female candidates in the 2010 parliamentary elections to benefit from a new law granting women a minimum of 64…
Shape up and investors will ship in, Africa told at WEF
CAPE TOWN: Africa, one of few places in the world still experiencing positive growth, holds huge potential for investors seeking new and profitable ventures amid a recession in most developed…
Ministry in negotiations to reduce Israeli component in QIZ
CAIRO: Egypt's Ministry of Trade and Industry is engaged in negotiations to reduce the required Israeli component in products exported under the QIZ agreement, minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid said last…
Recent steel price hike to have little significance, say analysts
CAIRO: A handful of Egyptian steel companies have unexpectedly hiked prices, setting off a debate over whether the companies were acting to make up for increased manufacturing costs or whether…
THE REEL ESTATE: A blood-spattered Egyptian soap opera
Ibrahim El-Abyad is a perfect attestation that even the most brilliant of directors can't salvage a bad script. Boasting a lavish production, the country's biggest matinee idol and one of…
Mixed-marriage love story sweeps 'Bollywood Oscars'
A tale of the love between a Muslim emperor and his Hindu wife swept the Bollywood Oscars at the weekend, earning a clutch of awards including Best Picture and Best…
Saudi Arabia's Abdel Aziz wins Star Academy
Saudi national Abdel Aziz Abdel Rahman won on Friday the sixth season of the Lebanese reality TV show Star Academy. Abdel Rahman got more than 50 percent of the viewers'…
Israel, PA and Jordan cooperate as flu threat grows
TEL AVIV: The 2,000-mile border between Mexico and the United States is nothing compared to the short distances of about 100 miles between the major cities in Israel, Jordan and…