BG to retool contracts as natural gas prices tumble
CAIRO: Think forecasting global fuel prices for the next month is tricky? Try the next 20 years. This is the task for British Gas (BG) Egypt, a huge fuel company,…
Emaar rolls out Mivida residence
CAIRO: With Cairo real estate in a slump, Dubai-based firm Emaar thinks it has the key to success. In grand style Tuesday night, the real estate giant rolled out the…
Hidden horror of Cairo's monstrous buildings
There are endless commentaries on the increasingly chaotic urban landscape that is Cairo. Mostly negative, the comments tend to focus on the disastrous consequences of the monstrous multiplication of buildings,…
Along the compulsory detour
As they continue marching steadily against the flow, the Alexandria-based band Massar Egbari knows how to take you with them. The progressive rock group derives its name from the road…
A winter delight with Slovak Folklore Ballet
It s a rare occasion when the Cairo Opera House can host a performance that does its lush atmosphere justice. This week, the Slovak National Folklore Ballet does that and…
Shadows of a vanished city
An ode to the history of the cosmopolitan city, the recently released American University in Cairo publication "Vintage Alexandria: Photographs of the City 1860-1960 by Michael Haag is an eye-opening,…
The America that can say no
NEW YORK: Early this month, Kyrgyzstan's president Kurmanbek Bakiyev went cap in hand to Moscow to ask for financial aid. To make his request more palatable, Bakiyev announced that he…
The Jewish conspiracy in Asia
TOKYO: A Chinese bestseller, entitled The Currency War, describes how Jews are planning to rule the world by manipulating the international financial system. The book is reportedly read in the…
Bring Hamas into the political process
JERUSALEM: It is now clear that Israel delivered a blow to Hamas during its three-week campaign that ended on Jan. 17, successfully targeting its weapons stores, training facilities and command…
Expectations of Obama too high, say experts
CAIRO: A panel of foreign relations experts downplayed expectations of newly elected US President Barack Hussein Obama, urging the Middle East to meet him halfway and not rely on him…