Amman Stock Exchange closes to good cheer
The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) closed with a big bang in 2007. The surge in activity buoyed by trading in stocks of the relatively large listed companies and trading contracts,…
Two Degrees of misrepresentation
The United Nations-led climate change conference in Bali will be remembered less for the "road map that it eventually created than for a messy collision between the United States and…
Giza Pyramids named 'world's leading attraction'
CAIRO: The World Travel Awards (WTA) named the Giza Pyramids as the "World's Leading Attraction of the year. The 14th annual awards ceremony was held this past December at the…
THE REEL ESTATE: Alright Mr. DeMille, she's ready for her close-up
A few days ago, I watched Charles Chaplin's "Limelight for the first time. For years, I've been reluctant to watch silent cinema's greatest comedian talk; fearing it would distort my…
Connects Ads sees 140 pct growth in online advertising
CAIRO: Visitors to MSN Arabia were greeted with a decked out red webpage with entertaining musical graphics and animations of Nokia's latest 5700 XpressMusic mobile. The creative 'takeover' of the…
Solidere International announces opening of Cairo subsidiary
CAIRO: Solidere, the award-winning Lebanese real estate development company, is expanding its presence in Egypt by launching a fully-owned subsidiary Solidere-Egypt, according to a press statement.With its 14-year experience in…
Aboul Gheit allegedly dismisses US visit as irrelevant
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit allegedly dismissed the visit of US President George Bush to the region as irrelevant, adding that his latest peace efforts are an insincere exercise…
Egypt finds arms smuggling tunnel
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities yesterday discovered explosives in a new underground tunnel near the border with the Gaza Strip, a security source said. "Inside the tunnel, we found 24 electric blasting…
Bush is an unwanted guest, say demonstrators
CAIRO: Strong anti-Bush sentiments resonated in Talaat Harb Square in Downtown Cairo yesterday afternoon as roughly 100 protestors gathered to voice their objection to US President George W. Bush's visit…
Egypt, Turkey warn against war on Iran
CAIRO: Egypt and Turkey on Tuesday warned against war on Iran and called for a peaceful solution to the nuclear standoff, as US President George W. Bush toured the region…
