Aboul Gheit meets Al-Beshir amid reports of arrest warrant
KHARTOUM: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit held talks with Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir on Saturday amid reports that the International Criminal Court has decided to issue a warrant for his…
Cement price hikes 'unjustified,' say insiders
CAIRO: Whether it's due to an upsurge in demand or a general strike by truck drivers, current cement price hikes on the domestic market are unjustified, said industry insiders.At the…
CBE interest rate cuts 'expected'
CAIRO: For the first time in almost three years, Egypt's Central Bank announced its decision to cut key interest rates in a continuing effort to stimulate Egypt's stagnant economy.Rania Al-Mashat,…
Egypt index gains after interest rate cut
CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark stock index rose nearly three percent on Sunday after the country's central bank slashed interest rates to support economic growth. The CASE 30 index, down 22 percent…
Peruvian survivors' tale wins Berlin film fest top prize
A tale of women s survival after two decades of guerrilla war in Peru, The Milk of Sorrow, won the Golden Bear top prize at the Berlin Film Festival Saturday,…
A KHWAGA'S TALE: From Cairo to Cape Town
Two of Maadi's best and brightest British teachers are preparing to travel for a year from Cairo to Cape Town to assist 10 international schools in 10 countries to set…
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli?
CHICAGO, Illinois: For those of us alarmed by the recent civilian death toll in Gaza, our obligation as concerned global citizens has been to promote the end of the war,…
Israel's centrist victory
JERUSALEM: Israel's election is a victory for centrism and national consensus. Indeed, that is the key to understanding not only the vote count, but also Israeli public opinion, the next…
Capitalism's new clothes
MELBOURNE: Is the global financial crisis an opportunity to forge a new form of capitalism based on sound values?So French President Nicholas Sarkozy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair…