One On One: Abaza Trade foresees momentum in auto industry
Egyptian car importer and distributor Abaza Auto Trade has seen business slow down since the onset of the economic crisis. While their sales figures are nowhere near last year's, the…
New taxis gain speed on Cairo's streets
The white taxis you've been seeing around Cairo's streets lately aren't part of a new fleet of luxurious private cars. Sparkling new and styled with a line of checkered black…
OT, Mobinil trade suspended as FT saga drags on
CAIRO: Trade of Orascom Telecom (OT) and Mobinil on Egypt's stock exchange were suspended for the second day as OT's legal battle with France Telecom (FT) continued. The companies' shares…
Religion is part of the solution in Middle East
JERUSALEM: Bringing religion into the Arab-Israeli conflict cannot be avoided. It is already part of the conflict and has been from its inception. But in public discourse the deeper cultural…
Anatomy of Thatcherism
LONDON: Thirty years ago this month, Margaret Thatcher came to power. Although precipitated by local conditions, the Thatcher (or more broadly the Thatcher-Reagan) revolution became an instantly recognizable global brand…
Bringing Europe's last dictator in from the cold
STRASBOURG: The European Union recently embarked on a policy of "constructive engagement with Belarus. None too soon. Previously, EU policy was to isolate Belarus, which itself was seeking isolation. That…
Decoding Egypt: Don't count on Obama's good intentions
In their first White House meeting, former US President Jimmy Carter told former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat: "I can see the possibility that 10 years from now our ties to…
Hisham Talaat Mostafa verdict today
CAIRO: Today the South Giza court will hear the verdict of the Suzanne Tamim murder trial for which construction mogul Hisham Talaat Moustafa and former police officer Mohsen Al-Sukkari are…
Egypt warns of swine flu threat to Mecca pilgrims
CAIRO: Egyptian Health Minister Hatem Al-Gabaly warned in a newspaper interview on Wednesday of the dangers posed by swine flu to millions of Muslim pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia.The minister…
Shooting on Giza court while in session
Cairo: The Al-Saf courthouse on the outskirts of Giza was subjected to sustained gunfire Tuesday morning after unknown assailants began shooting from outside the courthouse. They then entered the main…