Obama to address Muslim world from Egypt
CAIRO: US President Barack Obama will make his long heralded address to the Muslim world from Egypt next June, the White House announced, though the city was not specified.During his…
More Egyptian women working in management, says survey
CAIRO: Egypt has shown improvement from last year in the results of the MasterCard index of women's advancement, with its index score rising from 62.3 in 2008 to 72.1 in…
Chrysler Egypt sees 'business as usual,' says CEO
CAIRO: As Chrysler moves towards bankruptcy in the US, the carmakers' operations in Egypt are reportedly seeing "business as usual, said Edward Cummins, CEO of Chrysler Group Egypt, in a…
Cannes film to shed light on Mussolini's mistress, love child
Mussolini s secret mistress and their love child emerge from the shadows of history in a film by Italian director Marco Bellocchio to be shown in competition at the Cannes…
Arab and Jew to sing for peace in Israel at Eurovision
Israel's entry for the annual pilgrimage of kitsch and glitz that is the Eurovision song contest has a serious message this year - an Arab and a Jew singing together…
Jasmine Soliman's art of difference
In her exhibit "Errors, British-born Egyptian Jasmine Soliman uses abstract expressionist art to explore cultural differences and ways we can accept them. Currently on display at Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center's…
Reserve Reform
NEW YORK: Both China and the United Nations Commission on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System have called for a new global reserve system. That issue should be…
We Don't Torture
NEW YORK: Asked in September 2006 whether there was anything wrong with the way American interrogators were handling "high-value prisoners in Guantánamo Bay, and elsewhere, President George W. Bush famously…
Basic needs in Gaza are yet to be met
GAZA: Nearly four months since the end of hostilities in Gaza, it is increasingly apparent that massive needs are going unmet, and reconstruction is stalled. Donors have pledged money for…