D8 summit must tackle global inflation crisis
KUALA LUMPUR: The D8 group of developing nations must tackle the issue of rising fuel and food prices at its summit here this week, Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said…
OLC eyes Egypt's mixed-used developments
CAIRO: While the Cairo Financial Center (CFC) will likely include a tennis court or two, there is much more to the massive modern facility that is estimated to cost between…
Road to women's equity still looks rutted and long
AMMAN: As Middle Eastern economies chug through an age of drooping trade barriers and the privatization of just about everything, many states are finding themselves pressed to maintain breakneck growth…
Negotiations for Agrium relocation underway
CAIRO: Negotiations between the government and Agrium kicked off Sunday night to relocate the plant to another area of Damietta, away from residential areas and tourism sites.When parliament agreed with…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Om Kulthoum packs big crowds in Paris
Om Kulthoum is again the toast of Paris. In an exquisitely tasteful exhibition at the Institute of the Arab World, the Nightingale of the Nile is pulling in the crowds…
Ancient royal burial ground found in Egypt
CAIRO: Archaeologists have uncovered ancient wooden coffins in what appears to be a royal burial ground near the necropolis of Abydos in southern Egypt, the state-run MENA news agency reported…
The world, ironed flat by globalization
As I walked into the traditional living room of our Baalbek home in rural Lebanon, the television was on full blast. My family was gathered around and watching intently. I…
Farewell to the revolution?
"The FARC are finished, no matter how many men and weapons they may still have. Former Salvadoran guerrilla leader Joaquín Villalobos' lapidary conclusion about the Colombian narco-guerrilla movement is worthy…
What kind of Palestine?
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have now been talking to each other for more than six months, since the peace process was re-launched at Annapolis in November 2007, with the stated…
Copts weigh in on their exclusion from political life
CAIRO: The dissenting voices of Egypt's Coptic activists have been on the rise over the past few years with increased calls to participate in political life and occupy senior government…