Pharaons Rally ends in emotional finish
CAIRO: Seven Egyptian teams raced the highly competitive 3,000-km course against some of the best teams in the world, in the 2008 Pharaons Rally. Four of them, although without sponsors,…
Who killed Wall Street?
CAMBRIDGE: You don't have to break a sweat to be a finance skeptic these days. So let's remind ourselves how compelling the logic of the financial innovation that led us…
The Worst of All Worlds
COPENHAGEN: Have you noticed how environmental campaigners almost inevitably say that not only is global warming happening and bad, but also that what we are seeing is even worse than…
As peace talks sputter, Israelis and Palestinians eye Plan B
TEL AVIV: Over the past two decades of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, deadlines for peace agreements have come and gone with precious few treaties. Now, amid low expectations for an agreement before…
For your information, there's more than one Rosetta Stone, says Egyptologist
CAIRO: An Egyptology researcher has called for the display of another original version of the Rosetta Stone at the entrance of the Egyptian Antiquities Museum, dismissing the official request by…
'Antigone' marks a promising start to Experimental Theater fest
The opening ceremony of the Cairo International Theater Festival was littered with the usual fan fair, sparkly gowns and flashing cameras. It commenced in the lush atmosphere of the Cairo…
Banque Du Caire: Who's going to buy a bank now?
CAIRO: With major banks taking a severe beating by the global financial upheaval, experts say the Egyptian government lost out when it canceled the sale of Banque Du Caire ahead…
Sudan to conduct its own Darfur trial
CAIRO: The Sudanese Justice Minister says Sudan will be conducting its own trials for suspects involved in crimes in the wartorn Darfur region but gave no date.Abdel Basset Sabdarat says…
Ezz sees long steel growth, flat stalling
DUBAI: Ezz, Egypt s largest steel producer, said its sales of rebar products would likely grow 13 percent in 2008 on housing construction in Egypt, while flat steel sales would…
