Roots of global economic turmoil mostly behind us, says IMF chief
CAIRO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was in Cairo Monday for meetings with top government officials, sought to soften worries of an impending global economic crisis.His…
Egypt bourse tumbles to 13-month low on global sell off
CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark CASE 30 index plunged Monday to its lowest close in nearly 13 months, as investors escaped the market amid a deepening US financial crisis.The index plummeted 5.52…
Serbian book about Prophet Mohamed's love-life to be re-released
BELGRADE: A Serbian publisher decided to re-release a controversial novel about the Muslim prophet Mohamed s love life, after it was withdrawn in August, Tanjug news agency reported Sunday.The chief…
Plight of fellow Iraqis shapes oud player's music
CAIRO: Iraqi composer Naseer Shamma is such a master of the traditional Arab stringed instrument called the oud that he has taught himself to play one-handed.He was motivated not by…
The fantastic creatures of Francisco Toledo
The Mahmoud Mokhtar Culture Center is currently hosting a collection titled "Zoología Fantástica that strike a perfect balance between being thought-provoking and entertaining.Judging by the last few exhibits, finding an…
Hard Talk: The tycoon and Tameem
The arrest of construction magnate Hisham Talaat Moustafa has a number of implications that go beyond the murder of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim, whom Moustafa is charged with conspiring to…
Israeli and Palestinian doctors affect change on the ground
WASHIGTON: Last week, Prof. Marc Gopin wrote an article titled, "Leo the Healer: an untold story of Jewish/Palestinian medical partnership. The first responses have been positive and encouraging. The article…
Indonesia's democratic miracle
JAKARTA: Modern miracles do happen. Ten years ago, as the Asian financial crisis savaged Indonesia's economy, many experts predicted that the country would become unstable, if not splinter. Instead, Indonesia,…
Browser wars II
PRINCETON: Ten years after its birth, Google is threatening to re-open the "Browser Wars of the 1990's, when Microsoft's Internet Explorer eliminated its rival, Netscape's Navigator. This time, however, it…
Journalists' Syndicate Duweiqa stand calls for accountability
CAIRO: A protest at the Journalists' Syndicate Saturday night for the Duweiqa disaster directed its ire at the government for its lack of accountability as well as the marginalization of…
