IAEA chief says nuclear states set example for others
VIENNA, Austria: The chief UN atomic inspector suggested Tuesday that nuclear weapons states bore some blame for other countries seeking such arms, because they are modernizing arsenals rather than scrapping…
Grenade found near Egyptian embassy in Washington
WASHINGTON: The Egyptian embassy office in the US and several homes were evacuated Wednesday after a grenade was found at a northwest Washington park, but authorities determined it was not…
Bahraini calls for Mideast org including Israel
CAIRO: Bahrain s foreign minister said in an interview published Wednesday that Middle East nations should form a regional organization that includes Israel and Iran, the Arab countries top rivals,…
Agrium building marine pier at Damietta port
CAIRO: After failing to build a fertilizer plant in Ras El Bar, Agrium Egypt is continuing to build a marine pier at the port of Damietta to be used as…
Hewitt assesses best employers in the Middle East
CAIRO: Want to be a better employer? Remember to motivate your employees and fulfill their expectations while meeting your business demands."Best employers are those organizations that have managed to capture…
ANALYSIS: Before US approved a bailout plan, where was Egypt's economy heading?
CAIRO: If you are reading this sentence, you've probably heard the news: things are a mess across the Atlantic. On Monday, the United States House of Representatives rejected a potentially…
Retro is the new fusion
An ever pervasive phenomenon in the art world nowadays is the concept of retrospective borrowing, or recontextualizing an older genre by using elements of other genres. At passage 35 in…
From Russia with love: contemporary Russian photography comes to Cairo
Within the small 20-year-old gallery Masharbia Gallery, curator Marta Boeri skillfully used the space to showcase the four different styles of four Russian photographers with all the complications that entails.…
From life to paper: the truth about Egyptian biopics
In the mid-80s, audiences in the Arab world were kept on the edge of their seats for three Ramadan seasons, watching the life of Egyptian spy Refaat El Gamal. "Rafaat…