One-stop shops streamline start-up procedure
CAIRO: Want to register your company? Egypt will take you by the hand and help start up your project in two days. Not only that, you will also be provided…
A curious visit to travel agencies
In the context of an exhibition poster, the title "Travel.Agencies immediately suggests something larger than the place where one might go to book a flight. Walking up the steep steps…
A little light jazz music
The Carsten Daerr Trio can't be entirely blamed for the two women who walked out a little way into their performance at the Cairo Opera House on Sunday night. The…
A scrumptious cup of coffee sipped in a culture funeral
What have a downing a cup of coffee and the modern age got in common? One leaves you feeling a little less corpse-like early morning, the other leaves corpses strewn…
The life and times of Bahaa Taher
In a small corner at a coffee shop in Downtown Cairo, novelist Bahaa Taher welcomed his zealous fans, who approached him for autographs and pictures as he sipped his favorite…
Rushdie receives knighthood from British queen
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday gave British author Salman Rushdie the knighthood which caused protests by Muslims around the world when it was announced last year.Rushdie, 61, was knighted…
Egyptian archaeologists find ancient painted coffins
CAIRO: A team of Egyptian archaeologists have discovered several painted wooden coffins, including some dating back to the 13th century BC rule of Pharaoh Ramses II. These coffins were found…
Zimbabwe's plight, South Africa's responsibility
Morgan Tsvangirai's withdrawal from the presidential run-off scheduled for June 27, and his decision to seek the protection of the Dutch embassy in Pretoria, has secured for Zimbabwe's President Robert…
New treaty for Iran and Israel
It is often said in the Arab world that the road to Jerusalem goes through Washington, with the implicit assumption that only the Americans can bring the Israelis to the…
Is war as diplomacy obsolete?
Five years ago in May, President Bush, standing on the deck of an aircraft carrier, proudly declared mission accomplished in Iraq and stated that major combat operations were over. The…