Japanese Lessons for China's Currency
The question of how much China's currency should appreciate to rebalance its trade has become a global hot-button issue. But the answers have been all over the map, with some…
Pakistan through the lens of Iraq
There is no military solution in Iraq, only a political one. General David Petraeus s aphorism is about the only thing on which war proponents and opponents agree. The question…
What Lebanon needs now
After years of turmoil, and on the heels of the highly successful Lebanese National Dialogue held in Doha in mid-May, Lebanon s leaders swore in a new president under the…
Egypt celebrates World Environment Day
CAIRO: A group of government ministers joined experts, dignitaries and representatives of NGOs and international organizations at Cairo House, Fustat, on Thursday to celebrate World Environment Day (WED 2008).The event,…
GM celebrates car-making centennial at Automech 2008
CAIRO: It's been almost 82 years since the opening of General Motor's first selling point in Egypt. The company employed a skillful adaptation strategy, surviving in an ever-changing local market…
Pray less, work more, says Islamic preacher
CAIRO: For Egyptian-born Muslim cleric and television host, Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, there is a simple answer to Egypt's productivity problem - pray less, work more."Praying is a good thing ...…
Egypt's 'headless' pyramid finally finds its pharaoh
SAKKARA: Escaping from millennia of desert sands, the famous "headless pyramid at Sakkara, near Cairo, has finally been attributed to the pharaoh Mankauhor, who ruled Egypt 4,400 years ago."We had…
Pope steers clear of Abo Fana clashes
CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark, avoided discussing the attack on Abo Fana Monastery during his weekly…
Weekly Korba promenade to start today
CAIRO: Today the Korba will witness the implementation of the governor of Cairo's decision to close Baghdad Street to traffic, making it a pedestrian-only street every Friday from 10 am…