African Cup kicks off in Ghana
ACCRA: Downtown Accra is decorated with Go Ghana banners as this lively city of nearly 3 million people prepares for the start of the continent s most storied soccer tournament.A…
Experts warn of an impending tsunami in the Nile Delta
CAIRO: It was three years ago that the Arab region began to be seriously alerted to real disaster. The Arab countries located within the proximity of the Indian Ocean were…
Liberating civil society
CAIRO: You can t talk about the civil society without first discussing the restraints set by the government on NGOs and other civil society organizations, said Hafez Abu Seada, secretary…
What About the World?
As America's primaries move beyond Iowa and New Hampshire, it is simply impossible to predict who will be the Democratic and Republican nominees, much less who will become the 44th…
Nigeria's resurgent oil diplomacy
Russia is not alone in seeing oil as a means to transform its global standing. Nowadays, the mantra of President Umar Yar'Adua, who took power in June 2007, following controversial…
Muslim charities, guilty until proven innocent?
High officials in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice, and other US government departments and agencies love to talk about how good they are at "reaching…
Musings: Rebuilding the State
The current situation in the Arab World begs the question: Were the "states that came into existence between the two world wars or after World War II states in the…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: On models, hotels and dwarf throwing!
A 20-year-old Egyptian model was a runner-up in the 15th annual Top Model of the World contest held in Hurghada over the weekend.Lobna Amin was edged out by a former…
Flour, dairy, rice prices on the rise
CAIRO: The cold is moving in, but the chill in Egypt stems from one word: inflation. Egyptians took to the streets last weekend in Cairo, and in smaller provinces such…
El Rabeh achieves highest yields
CAIRO: The Egyptian Investment Management Association (EIMA) announced that Prime Investment Asset Management's El Rabeh Fixed Income Fund have topped the nine fixed-income funds operating in Egypt during 2007, achieveing…
