Doctors' group skeptical of wage increase promised by government
CAIRO: Lobby group Doctors Without Rights have described wage increases promised by the government as "untrue. Government representatives met with head of the Doctors' Syndicate Hamdy El-Sayyed on Tuesday to…
A round-up of real estate developments
CAIRO: With construction projects in Egypt springing up left and right, it's hard to keep track of the latest developments. From local developers to foreign investors, there's more property on…
SECTOR SERVICES: Real estate, property finance develop a direct relationship
CAIRO: Egypt's booming real estate sector has proved to be a catalyst for the country's nascent property finance market, which has recently picked up speed after years of underperformance. Real…
Tambuco produces a kaleidoscope of sound
Traditionally percussions stand in as a fancy synonym for drums. Tambuco s repertoire, however, consists of instruments such as gongs from China, cajónes (literally wooden boxes) from Peru, scrapers (called…
Decoding Egypt: Shadows of a State
Realist scholars of international relations argue that "anarchy is the defining characteristic of the international system in which states interact. According to these scholars, anarchy simply means the absence of…
Who Needs the Humanities?
Nowadays, in country after country, policymakers have become obsessed with the need to strengthen science education. But what about the humanities - all those disciplines (literature, history, languages, and so…
Syria and Lebanon, more than just neighbors
When the French occupied Syria in 1920, they famously dissected the country, giving four major parts to the newly created state of Lebanon. The French left Syria 26 years later,…
Flawed International Justice for Sudan
Those who follow events in Darfur closely know very well that Sudan's President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir leads a group of political and military leaders responsible for the serious and large-scale…
The thanawiya amma saga continues
CAIRO: On Tuesday morning, thanawiya amma students were either flocking to their schools or logging onto the internet to check their grades, hoping to put a happy ending to the…
Obama campaign outraged by New Yorker cover
NEW YORK: Barack Obama s campaign expressed outrage over a satirical cartoon on the cover of The New Yorker magazine depicting the Democratic White House hope in Islamic dress beside…
