Maadi's Kotob Khan joins publishing bandwagon
In recent years, Egypt's publishing houses have started to invest in harvesting a new pool of talent to capitalize on the current literary boom.Malamih, for instance, are chiefly catering their…
Deflation and Democracy
PRINCETON: The history of finance is partly the history of a struggle for a stable, secure way to measure value. And, like any quest for certainty in our unpredictable world,…
The right to self-defence is not a strategy for peace
WASHINGTON DC: From an Israeli perspective, the cost in international outrage and Palestinian civilian lives of the current attacks on Gaza is worth the price of crushing Hamas's firepower. The…
Decoding Egypt: The broken wings of Egypt's propaganda machine
CAIRO: Since the beginning of Israel's war on Gaza, the official Egyptian propaganda machine has been working at full capacity, but what it has produced is a mixture of sheer…
Israel's online information war
CAIRO: When Israel launched Operation Cast Lead on Gaza, it simultaneously launched a media war in an attempt to justify its offensive.But instead of limiting itself to conventional mainstream media,…
Media banned from entering Rafah, say frustrated journalists
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have reportedly banned the media from entering the village of Rafah, citing "safety concerns. The village lies approximately two kilometers away from the Rafah crossing which the…
Indonesian president launches third music album
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has launched his third music album featuring 10 original songs. Evolusi (Evolution) is about his feelings toward being president of the world s most…
Flurry of diplomacy over Gaza but little progress
CAIRO: Diplomats who scrambled across the Middle East on Monday trying to put together a Gaza ceasefire expressed optimism but reported little concrete progress in reconciling key differences between Israel…