Review: Blockbuster films compete on game consoles
The video-game store looks more like a multiplex during the summer months, with just about every blockbuster action movie getting an interactive tie-in. More than half of the films on…
Zeynep Hanif's intricate designs carry femininity, sophistication
As one of many Arab women fascinated by the invasion of Turkish soap operas, I couldn't disregard an invitation to a jewelry show by a Turkish designer.Away from soap operas,…
Abu Dhabi's IPIC launches $3.5 billion loan: bankers
LONDON: Abu Dhabi government-owned International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) has launched a $3.5 billion syndicated loan to support recent acquisitions, two banking sources close to the deal said. It is…
QUEST MEANS BUSINESS: Can you afford to go away?
There used to be an old saying, "Sell in May and go away. It was reflective of a much more gentle time in the markets when long lunches were the…
Mohamed Nosseir: The 'deals hunter' who worked hard
CAIRO: News of the loss of communications guru Mohamed Nosseir last week took Egyptian business circles by storm, ending the life of a respected icon, whose memory will endure beyond…
Iggy Pop: "Literature's like coke, music's like heroin"
Literature s like coke and music s like heroin! Literature sharpens the mind, music stupidifies, laughs punk legend Iggy Pop, whose new album is inspired by a French novel about…
With a Grain of Salt: Israel's 'Reasonable Reward'
We all wronged Israel when we accused it of attacking Egypt's candidate for the top post at the UNESCO. Here we have one of the most intransigent Israeli Prime Ministers…
A tale of two elections
LONDON: Individual elections do not always enhance democracy - a useful reminder that the ballot box is only one part, albeit a central one, in any free, plural society. Of…
Wake up, Israel
I am departing from my usual analysis of the Arab-Israeli conflict as I profoundly feel that these are neither ordinary times, nor ordinary circumstances. The challenges and opportunities that Israel…