Refiner reaps investors' return to solid gold
MENDRISIO: Tucked away in the Swiss canton of Ticino, the discreet and highly secure gold refiner and producer Argor-Heraeus illustrates the two ends of a scale in current market trends.While…
Egypt revenue, expenditures on the rise
CAIRO: Egypt saw a rise in both state revenue and expenditures in the first eight months of the fiscal year, up 33.2 percent and 29 percent, respectively, over the same…
THE REEL ESTATE: Last word on Waltz with Bashir
Amid the whirl of reviews of Oscar contenders over the past few months, I deferred discussing the one unreleased picture that caused a major stir in Egypt: "Waltz with Bashir.…
Exclusive interview with Daniel Barenboim
CAIRO: In an exclusive telephone interview with Daily News Egypt from his home in Germany, Israeli pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim attempted to correct one of the key assumptions of…
Iran director's film casts new light on homeland
Iranian director Majid Majidi wants his films to show Western audiences a different image of his homeland, saying Western media portrayals of Iran ignored the country s rich history.Majidi, best…
With a Grain of Salt: Dialogue of War and Peace
CAIRO: I'm not at all among those who denounce the aggressive statements of Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who is incidentally implicated in some corruption cases, and those who urge…
A vital medium
BRUSSELS: Although the Israeli-Palestinian media battlefield is bitter and deeply entrenched, journalists have a responsibility to venture into the no-man's-land between the two sides, even if it means getting caught…
Which globalization will survive?
CAMBRIDGE: The world economy will shrink this year for the first time since 1945, and some economists worry that the current crisis could spell the beginning of the end of…
Editorial: The death of youth activism in Egypt?
CAIRO: Ironically touted as "the day of anger , April 6 this year didn't seem to trigger much beyond the usual oppressed frustration induced by a regular dose of Cairo…
Human tragedy as a catalyst for change
JERUSALEM: Almost every violent national conflict is retained in the public consciousness through an emblematic image which captures the essence of the story. The first Gulf war brought us the…