With a Grain of Salt: More Sidewalks for Sale in Maadi
I didn't realize the terrible amount of sidewalk encroachments or the gravity of the suffering of local residents in Maadi, until I was flooded with hundreds of letters, e-mails and…
Ethics and Obama
TUBINGEN: Many say that the world financial crisis could not have been foreseen. Perhaps not by financiers and economists, but others who were watching how markets were developing - often…
President Obama, come to Cairo
The war in Gaza has demonstrated the futility of the prevailing Middle East paradigm: a cycle of violence and retaliation begetting more violence and more bloodshed. Setting aside the debate…
Editorial: Transparency and Ayman Nour
CAIRO: In an eventful week Egypt witnessed two major strike actions and the Prosecutor-General suddenly ordered the release of jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour. The Pharmacists' Syndicate's tête-à-tête with the…
UAE cbank says targets plan to reduce interest rates
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates central bank said on Thursday it was working with the finance ministry to find a way to reduce interest rates charged by banks on corporate…
In pop culture, new heroes emerge in Arab world
CAIRO: Abu Essam s footsteps echo loudly as he walks through the narrow alleys of Damascus old city. Around him in 1930s' Syria, tall stone buildings block the scorching sun.Cautiously,…
Information minister adds free speech advocate to blacklist
CAIRO: Minister of Information, Anas El Fiqi has allegedly banned journalist and columnist Gamal Fahmy from appearing on popular anchor Mahmoud Saad's radio show "Esma'a El Khabar (Hear the News),…
First Lady announces 'Cairo Declaration' against child exploitation
CAIRO: Under a new Cairo Declaration, Egypt has officially joined the global battle against child exploitation, calling for new legislation, the revision of current laws involving children and initiating a…
Students to stage 'day of anger' to demand rights
CAIRO: Students are staging a 'day of anger' today in protest of violations of students' rights.The protest, scheduled to begin at midday on the Cairo University campus, is organized by…
Emirati millionaire allegedly butchers Egyptian woman, flees the country
CAIRO: A 31-year-old Emirati millionaire allegedly murdered an Egyptian woman and cut her up into eight pieces before fleeing the country to Dubai on Friday, Egyptian investigators told El-Masry El-Youm…