COMMENTARY: Let the Quran define itself
KUWAIT CITY: In the Arab world, it is held as an unadulterated truth that the Quran is best read in its original classical Arabic. But is keeping it closed off…
Hammouda and Al-Baz fined LE 80,000 each for defamation
CAIRO: Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday ordered Adel Hammouda, editor-in-chief of Al-Fajr independent daily and Mohamed Al-Baz, to pay a fine of LE 80,000 as civil compensation for a case…
Government won one round, but will not win the battle, says Ayman Nour
CAIRO: In a new escalation of his case, the founder of the opposition Ghad party Ayman Nour announced that a "surprising decision will be taken by the International Criminal Court…
Blame bad rules, not capitalism
With turmoil in the world's markets, politicians and commentators have been demanding more regulation and control of the financial sector. Their reaction is entirely predictable - but entirely wrong.This crisis…
In defense of international justice
MEXICO CITY: Not long after I took office as Mexico's foreign minister in 2001, a novel problem came across my desk. An Argentine naval officer who had resettled in Mexico…
The one-state solution
JERUSALEM: In a recent report, peace now (an Israeli NGO) revealed that since President George W. Bush convened the Annapolis peace talks last November, the number of construction tenders issued…
IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City
IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the nation s emperors.The…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: The Baladi Bar takes over Cairo
After a year in the planning it is finally here. Researched by dedicated drinkers, the "Baladi Bar Flyer puts the 50 Downtown watering holes on the map and includes a…
Egypt key stock index bounces back to close 3.1 pct down
CAIRO: Egypt's CASE 30 stock index closed 3.1 percent down at 5,492 points on Sunday after recovering from an initial plunge of 9.01 percent amid fresh concerns about the global…
Egypt forex reserves, banks secure, says central bank
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank, seeking to reassure investors over Egypt's exposure to the global financial crisis, said on Sunday its foreign currency reserves and the external positions of Egyptian banks…
