Jazz Factory kicks off
If you had gone to Manial Palace late Wednesday evening, you would have passed through a long tunnel of tangled banyan trees, glowing white under soft light, adorned with the…
Madonna, Oprah, other celebs react to Obama's win
Madonna doesn t do anything small.The Material Girl celebrated Barack Obama s victory Tuesday night with a glittering rally of her own, leading thousands of fans at her concert in…
With a Grain of Salt: Egypt: the tourist destination
On a recent trip back from Paris, I met a few French tourists on the plane.The moment they found out that I was Egyptian, they started asking me several things…
The IMF's Moment
WASHINGTON, DC: The world is in the midst of an unprecedented financial crisis affecting all countries. Coordinated measures have been taken, unique in size and scope, to restore confidence and…
The next Bretton Woods
NEW YORK: The world is sinking into a major global slowdown, likely to be the worst in a quarter-century, perhaps since the Great Depression. This crisis was "made in America,…
Editorial: Yes they can, but can we?
CAIRO: Barack Obama's historic election as the first African-American President of the United States this week, though inspiring, was a bitter reminder of the stark difference between "us and "them.…
Ghad members questioned over fire, clashes
CAIRO: Thirty-five Ghad party members were questioned by the public prosecution office Thursday following clashes between rival Ghad factions outside the party's downtown headquarters.A fire which began in the headquarters…
Licensing a private weapon is not an option in Egypt
CAIRO: Adel Abdel Maguid, 27, an accountant at an oil company, never imagined that he would ever need a gun to defend himself.What had started off as a vehement dispute…
MP questions run down Upper Egypt highways
CAIRO: MP Hisham Al-Kady of the Muslim Brotherhood filed a parliamentary question to the speaker of the People's Assembly (PA) about the frequency of accidents on Egyptian highways, especially in…