Possible border breach boom or bust for Al-Arish?
CAIRO: The streets of Al-Arish are, today, like they might be in any of Egypt's bustling towns. It's a town known for its tourism, but the locals insist they thrive…
Egypt props up auto, textile industries amid mounting job loss fears
CAIRO: On fears employers in Egypt would respond to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression by slashing jobs, the government revealed this week new measures to bolster a…
'Slumdog Millionaire' hits Golden Globes jackpot
British movie Slumdog Millionaire emerged as the big winner at the 66th Golden Globes late Sunday, scooping four awards to underline its credentials ahead of next month s Oscars.Late Australian…
Of time and the city
This week, in the lobby of a vast apartment building on Sherif Street in downtown Cairo, I made a request the doorman seemed to find rather strange: "I'd like to…
A Time to Experiment
CAMBRIDGE: The world economy enters 2009 with more uncertainty (and anxiety) than at any time in recent memory. Although the financial crisis appears to be contained in the United States…
Israel's Unavoidable Neighbors
TEL AVIV: During the military operations in Gaza, code-named "Fused Lead (after a Hanukkah song about a small spinning top - one of that holiday's symbols - made out of…
Where is Israel going?
WASHINGTON: These are terrible days for those of us who long to see Israel finally accepted by its neighbors. At a time when all 22 Arab states have offered Israel…
Cairo's street vendors capitalize on the war on Gaza
CAIRO: On a main street in Mohandiseen, Beni Suef-native Gaber Mahdy is peddling Palestinian kufeyas to motorists and pedestrians. Before that he used to sell reflective triangles mandated by the…
MP prepares to go to court to reclaim Britain's WW I debt
CAIRO: MP Mohamed Khalil Kwaitah is preparing to go the International Court of Justice to reclaim alleged billions owed to Egypt by the British government. In September 2008 independent researcher…
Landmark verdict hands 10 rapists death penalty
CAIRO: In a landmark criminal court verdict, 10 men from the governorate of Kafr El-Sheikh received the death sentence after they were convicted of kidnapping and gang raping a woman.…