Gamal Mubarak reaches out to online world
CAIRO: The president's son and head of the ruling National Democratic Party's policies secretariat, Gamal Mubarak, will address the views and challenges of Egyptian youth on Aug. 12 in a…
New chairman heads Nissan Egypt operations
CAIRO: "When the financial crisis ends we will resume our plans, said Susumu Uchikoshi, Nissan Egypt's new chairman and managing director, who took over early this month.At a press conference…
PHD net profit slides year-on-year, up from last quarter
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate developer Palm Hills Development (PHD) posted net profit of LE 157 million ($28 million) in the first six months of 2009, down from LE 362 million…
Egypt, India to expand trade volume to $10 bln
CAIRO: Egypt and India are aiming to increase bilateral trade volume to $10 billion in the next few years from a little over $3 billion currently, according to Ambassador R.…
90 years on, Bauhaus becomes crowd magnet in Berlin
Ninety years after it began revolutionizing design, art and architecture and six decades after the Nazis banned it, Germany s famed Bauhaus movement is luring huge crowds to a new…
Om Kulthoum revived in puppet show
Om Kulthoum will never be replaced, said Asser Abdellah Nafady, an avid fan of Om Kulthoum Back on Stage, the highly popular puppet show held monthly at the Sawy Culture…
Indonesian pluralism should be guided by principles not politics
JAKARTA: Muslims in Indonesia have long been accustomed to religious diversity. But such diversity is accepted merely as fact, not as a guiding principle. The future of pluralism in Indonesia…
Stimulate or Die
NEW YORK: As the green shoots of economic recovery that many people spied this spring have turned brown, questions are being raised as to whether the policy of jump-starting the…
On Obama and Israel, rage without reason
NEW YORK: Alarm bells have been ringing around the neighborhood pretty much nonstop since July 13, when President Obama sat down to talk Middle East policy at the White House…
Ancient Egyptian statue thrills Jackson fans in Chicago
CHICAGO: Was Michael Jackson secretly trying to be The Pharaoh of Pop? An ancient Egyptian bust on display at the Field Museum in Chicago has been the focus of interest…