No quota for Copts in PA, says Shehab
CAIRO: Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Moufid Shehab rejected the idea of setting a quota for seats occupied by Copts in the People's Assembly. Copts are an integral part…
Brotherhood to form committee to fight vote rigging
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood's parliamentary bloc formed a special committee aimed at combating vote rigging in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled to take place in 2010, Hamdy Hassan, spokesperson for…
Kefaya launches 'anti-election' campaign, threatens to resort to international courts
CAIRO: In an early sign of protest, the Kefaya Movement for Change launched a campaign calling for the boycott of parliamentary elections that are due to be held next year…
Egypt signs 6 oil, gas agreements at $2.3 bln
CAIRO: Egypt signed six oil and natural gas exploration agreements with Egyptian and international companies, the Ministry of Petroleum said Sunday. The contracts are valued at $2.3 billion, said Petroleum…
SODIC sees net loss, says next year deliveries will equal profits
CAIRO: Real estate giant Sixth of October Development and Investment (SODIC) reported a decline in second quarter earnings, but analysts are praising the numbers saying that the company's guidelines for…
China 'actively' preparing appeal of WTO order on films
China said Monday it was actively getting ready to appeal a World Trade Organization decision ordering it to ease some of its curbs on foreign films, music and print. The…
Jackson's motivation: Constant disappointment'
Peter Jackson is driven by a deep-seated neurosis: The fear that his films are terrible.In the beginning, at least.Now, the director who won legions of devoted fans and Oscar glory…
Let Finance Skeptics Take Over
CAMBRIDGE: The race is on to fill the most important economic policy position in the world. United States Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's term ends in January, and President Barack…
Buy shares in the Syrian Dream
DAMASCUS: I spent summers as a young boy in Damascus, while my fellow Syrians were flocking to my coastal hometown of Tartous to savor the waters of the Mediterranean Sea.…
A shadow on the wall
PRINCETON, NJ: "It is as if two insane people, crazed with wrath, had decided to turn into a fatal embrace the forced marriage from which they cannot free themselves. Forced…