Fathi Sorour re-elected as PA chairman
CAIRO: Fathi Sorour was re-elected Wednesday as the head of the People's Assembly for the 19th consecutive time.In the PA's internal elections, Sorour ran unopposed and won 335 out of…
Educating investors tops agenda at Egypt-US trade conference
CAIRO: "For the first time since the Second World War, the weighted average growth rate of GDP for developed countries is negative, said Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali at a conference…
EFG-Hermes consolidated revenues reach LE 2.1 bln
CAIRO: Cairo-based investment bank EFG-Hermes reported a 37.5 percent increase in total consolidated revenues to LE 2.1 billion in the first nine months of 2008, up from LE 1.5 billion…
A woman for all seasons
Since 1981, Stella Arauzo has been in the tutelage of a legend. She was 17 years old when she joined Antonio Gades Spanish dance company, and by 1988 she was…
A world carried in piano notes
British jazz pianist Alex Wilson is one of those infuriating people blessed with not only an abundance of natural talent, but also a fair helping of personal charm.Both were on…
Constructing and deconstructing the fable
Novels are often imbued with dramatic tension to drive along the narrative, but it is rare to chance upon a novel where the tension resides not in the plot, but…
Youssef Zidan discusses controversial "Azazel" at Diwan
Youssef Zidan, author of the controversial novel "Azazel, discussed his best-selling novel in an open forum at the Heliopolis branch of Diwan Bookstore the end of last week. Those expecting…
A role for religion in Turkish and Pakistani politics?
ISTANBUL/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey stand at a crossroads in their political evolutions. The democratically elected Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Pakistan control…
The wave of the future
BEIRUT: Technology has taken many otherwise confined Muslim societies by storm, and there is little anyone can do to stop it. Saudi Arabia is one such place. Though it is…
Obama and the Rise of the Rest
NEW YORK: American elections usually produce a brief euphoria; the public sense of renewal, of future possibilities, acts as a shot of adrenaline. This year, however, the palpable relief and…