Egypt drives Kraft's double-digit regional growth
CAIRO: Kraft Foods reported an increase in global net revenue by 21.4 percent to $11.2 billion for the second quarter of 2008. The company's operating income rose 27.1 percent to…
Egypt indexes drop after cement ruling
CAIRO: Profit-taking and a court ruling to fine 20 executives in cement companies for anti-competition practices sent Egyptian shares down on Tuesday, ending three sessions of in the green, traders…
Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival.North America…
'Too sexy' Avril Lavigne show back on in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities have reversed their decision to cancel a concert by Canadian pop-rock star Avril Lavigne, saying that she can perform next week despite complaints her act is…
Abdo Dagher: 65 years of innovative compositions
The entire music in the universe was originally derived from the intonation and melodies of the Quranic verses. With those words, revered Egyptian violinist and composer Abdo Dagher began his…
Russia's neurotic invasion
PARIS: At the very moment China was getting a "gold medal in diplomacy for the success of the opening ceremony in Beijing, Russia earned a "red card for the extreme…
The Asian cockpit
With the July terrorist attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul - which left 41 dead and the finger of suspicion pointing at the Pakistani intelligence services - the world…
Listening to voices from the other side
TEL AVIV : Sharon Ben Aryeh wants people in the Middle East to be seen getting along together - literally. Ben Aryeh is the brains and driving force behind the…
In Focus: Union of Dictatorships
Why are most conflicts concentrated in the Middle East? Why is the Arab world experiencing the highest rates of religious, sectarian and social violence? There are two answers: the first…