Arab officials meet in Egypt over piracy
CAIRO: Egypt hosted an emergency meeting Thursday of six Arab countries trying to forge a joint strategy against piracy in the Gulf of Aden, which threatens a crucial international trade…
Repeals of gas verdict begin, MP seeks ministers' removal
CAIRO: The Cairo Court for Urgent Cases will hold a hearing on Dec. 15 to consider a motion filed by the State Judicial Authority to repeal the Cairo Administrative Court…
New trading platform set to 'restore confidence' in Egypt's bourse
CAIRO: The Egyptian bourse will ring its opening bell next Thursday on a new trading platform built by Nasdaq OMX, making it among the region's first three exchanges to make…
Egypt jewelers taking more minimalist approach
CAIRO: The eighth annual JEM exhibition for jewelry kicked off Wednesday night at the InterContinental CityStars Hotel, heralding the start of a critical week for jewelers who hope to use…
Julia Ormond charms Cairo
Messa' el kheir ya Masr (Good evening, Egypt), were the words British actress Julia Ormond chose to commence the press conference held last Monday at Sofitel El Gizerah. The next…
Susan Sarandon shoots straight in Cairo conference
Intelligent, well-informed, unassuming and yes, politically outspoken - although she would like to believe otherwise - Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon is every bit the legend most people assume she…
Abla's Cairo Labyrinth as seen from afar
I have discovered a rewarding way of looking at paintings by veteran artist Mohamed Abla, whose latest exhibition is currently being held at the Zamalek Art Gallery: Stand a meter…
2011: My Space Odyssey
MOSCOW: Most people who know of me think of me as an information-technology expert, someone who probably lives in California and invests in edgy Internet start-ups. In fact, my formal…
Afghan widows not America's enemy
WASHINGTON, DC: Sept. 11, 2001: the United States is attacked by terrorists. In the blink of an eye, 3,000 Americans are killed; my husband of six years and the father…