New revelations expected in latest Jihadi Revision
CAIRO: After a year of silence, Sayed Imam will return to the spotlight with the publication of his new book, "Al-Taareya (The Exposure), which is expected to reveal new details…
Reforms boost revenues, but distrust runs deep among Egyptian taxpayers
CAIRO: In 2005, Egypt replaced its nearly 24-year-old tax law, trimming red tape and slashing corporate income taxes by as much as half. As well as attempting to lure foreign…
Sugar company referred to prosecution for 'price-discrimination'
CAIRO: Egypt's Ministry of Trade referred this week the public-run Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (SIIC) to the general prosecutor on price-discrimination charges in violation of the anti-monopoly law, said…
"Shades of Ray" explores issues of identity and relationships
Ray Rehman is an average 20-something American guy trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood. He attends audition after audition, shares a house with a friend from high…
The route to durable peace
AMMAN: As the endless negotiations between Israeli government and Palestinian Authority officials regurgitate old arguments while making no progress, a growing number of Israelis and Palestinians are paying attention to…
An Obama Moment for India's Untouchables
NEW DELHI: Among the many international consequences of Barack Obama's stunning victory in the United States is worldwide introspection about whether such a breakthrough could happen elsewhere. Could a person…
From Great Game to Grand Bargain
LAHORE: The "Great Game is no fun anymore. Nineteenth-century British imperialists used that term to describe the British-Russian struggle for mastery in Afghanistan and Central Asia. More than a century…
HARD TALK: Eternal Presidency
When President Hosni Mubarak asked the parliament to amend the Egyptian constitution in February 2005 to allow multi-candidate presidential elections rather than holding a referendum on one candidate, it appeared…
With a Grain of Salt: Bush wins the bet
I do not understand the reason for this current state of euphoria that has taken over the world because President George W. Bush is going to leave the White House…
Court rules in favor of Qorsaya residents
CAIRO: Cairo's Administrative Court ruled Saturday in favor of residents of an island in Giza who had been threatened with eviction from their homes.The court verdict quashes a prime ministerial…
