Bedouin Paths: Ramadan, Bedouin Style…
Ah Ramadan. As everyone knows the work ethic during Ramadan is, how shall we put it, slightly lessened. The Bedouin take their Ramadan very seriously, especially the lessened work ethic…
SODIC diversifies to stay a step ahead
CAIRO: SODIC is a company on the move these days. With real estate projects springing up right and left, the Sixth of October Development and Investment is realizing success in…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: We live in depressing times; the desperate and the shameless
Every time I'm tempted to proclaim the era that we live in as the most depressing ever, I remember that I never had to fight in a war or live…
Seal, Serena Williams attend Israel event
Seal, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening and other celebrities gathered to toast movie producer Arnon Milchan during a Hollywood event at Paramount Studios that celebrated the 60th anniversary of Israel.News Corp.…
Al-Fagoomy is back for more ranting
Notorious Egyptian poet Ahmed Fouad Negm's new book "Ya Ahly ya Hoby ya Heta men Alby (Ahly, My love; You're a Piece of My Heart) is essentially a collection of…
With a Grain of Salt: A Manual for Managing States
The Jordanian ambassador to Cairo Hany Al-Mulqi spoke to me once about how as the Jordanian foreign minister, he once boarded a flight with then King Hussein who used to…
Japan spins its wheels
OSAKA: To lose one prime minister may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two in one year looks like carelessness. That paraphrase of Oscar Wilde aptly sums up the…
Anatomy of a Crisis
BERKELEY: Getting out of our current financial mess requires understanding how we got into it in the first place. The fundamental cause, according to the likes of John McCain, was…
Editorial: Egypt and the global economic crisis
What does the bankruptcy of one investment bank at the other end of the world have to do with Egypt? As economic analysts and commentators the world over warn of…
A new provost on a new campus
CAIRO: "I'm proud and honored, said Lisa Anderson, in an interview with Daily News Egypt, on her new position as provost of the American University in Cairo.Taking over from Tim…