Watchdog warns arms transfers to Mideast rising
STOCKHOLM: The volume of weapons exported to the Middle East has risen sharply in the last four years, threatening to destabilize the volatile region further, a leading Swedish think tank…
Egypt looks to capitalize on SMEs
CAIRO: A walk past the rows of repair shops and auto parts vendors that line the streets of Marouf, a neighborhood in downtown Cairo, is all it takes to tell…
Egypt, Bulgaria to cooperate on energy
CAIRO: Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi this week announced plans for energy cooperation between Egypt and Bulgaria. The announcement comes on the heels of Fahmi's signing of a memorandum of…
Bruno,' Funny People' highlight summer comedies
As much as tentpole action films dominate the summer, comedies, too, are a staple of the season.In warm summer nights, waves of cackling have long floated out of multiplexes playing…
Poignant last act saves patchy "Spartacus" ballet
It must be hard being the Bolshoi Ballet. One of the oldest and greatest ballet companies in the world, they have a 200-year reputation of excellence. It must be even…
Send thousands more tea drinkers to "AfPak"?
WASHINGTON, DC: US President Barack Obama's recently revealed counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan is likely to precede a more aggressive campaign in northwest Pakistan, as illustrated by the decision…
The truth about climate change
EXETER: Many people ask how sure we are about the science of climate change. The most definitive examination of the scientific evidence is to be found in the work of…
Converging regional policies
During a visit to the United States that preceded President Barack Obama s visit to Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu, chief advisor to Turkey s prime minister, stated that Our approach and…
Train commuters complain of high prices, deteriorating services
CAIRO: At any given time during the day, there is a crowd of people huddled around the information booth standing halfway between the entrance to Ramses Station and the ticket…