Battle over Mobinil likely to depress share price
CAIRO: The protracted ownership row clouding Egyptian mobile operator Mobinil is likely to deflate its share price in coming months as investors give up hope of a positive resolution, analysts…
IN DEPTH: LinkDotNet sale negotiations ongoing
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom (OT) and sale consultant EFG Hermes are currently reviewing bids for the sale of OT subsidiary LinkDotNet. The sale, which was postponed in January, resumed in July…
GB Auto numbers down from last year, up from previous quarter
CAIRO: Ghabbour Auto this week announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2008. The numbers represent a mixed bag for the auto giant, though indications are that the…
No EU ban on Egypt potatoes, says agro-export council
CAIRO: Samir El-Naggar, chief of the Agriculture Export Council, denied recent reports of a ban on the export of Egyptian potatoes to the European Union (EU)."There is no ban. There…
Strong Egyptianess in Doroub's group exhibit
The Doroub Gallery in Garden City is one of the most prestigious art spaces in Cairo, celebrated for its unique curating approach and the country's marquee artists it hosts. Doroub…
Radiohead in tribute to WW1 veteran
Alternative rock superstars Radiohead on Wednesday released a musical tribute to Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, who died at…
Barenboim pleased with outcome of his Mideast 'peace orchestra'
Israeli-Argentinean conductor Daniel Barenboim says he is pleased with the path which the orchestra made up of young musicians from both Israel and the Arab world has taken since he…
Evil for evil's sake in the Hunchback of the Casino
Fikra's production "Casino, staged at Rawabet Theater last Wednesday, is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Instead of the famous cathedral, this play is set in…
The sad, haunting sounds of Ishiguro's 'Nocturnes'
Acouple of months ago while on vacation, I picked up a copy of Kazuo Ishiguro's highly anticipated new work, a collection of short stories entitled "Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music…
The Death of Poland's Socrates
NEW YORK: One of the most important men you probably never heard of died last month. Immersed in a bustle of events that no one will remember tomorrow, we tend…