Dana says in advanced gas city talks with Egypt
CAIRO: The Egyptian unit of Abu Dhabi-listed Dana Gas said on Wednesday it is in advanced negotiations with Egypt to build a "gas city that will attract over $20 billion…
Fahmy warns of delaying oil investments at InterGas
CAIRO: Egypt's Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmy warned Tuesday of a possible spike in oil prices spurred by falling investments and delays in energy sector projects because of the global economic…
Did France's 'New Wave' shoot its cinema?
Fifty years after France's "New Wave raised a storm at Cannes with Francois Truffaut's iconic arthouse "The 400 Blows, some critics believe the cult school of cinema has stymied French…
Ghobadi's 'Cats' explores Iran's covert music scene
Film director Bahman Ghobadi challenges Iran's draconian censorship and pays tribute to the country's underground rappers and rockers in his new film to be shown in the Cannes film festival…
Coptic contemporary art embraces traditions
Walking into the Sawy Culture Wheel's new exhibit "Contemporary Copts, by artist Emad Farouk, is like entering a world of effortless harmony, standing in stark contrast to the blaring horns…
Partnership? What Partnership?
LONDON: European Union policy toward its neighbors to the east is in trouble, despite the launch of its new Eastern Partnership. European public opinion is increasingly introspective and sporadically protectionist.…
Time for Somali consensus on Islamic law
WASHINGTON, DC: On 18 April, the Somali parliament unanimously passed a bill to adopt Islamic law as national legislation. The real issue is not the adoption of Islamic law alone,…
Democracy Promotion Reconsidered
CAMBRIDGE: President George W. Bush was famous for proclaiming the promotion of democracy a central focus of American foreign policy. He was not alone in this rhetoric. Most American presidents…
Rights report calls on government to up health spending
CAIRO: Current levels of healthcare spending are unacceptable and unable to meet the challenges posed by the health sector in Egypt, the Egyptian Initiatives for Personal Rights (EIPR) said in…
