ONE ON ONE: Concord carves niche in Egypt's capital market
CAIRO: Few people know that more than half of the assets managed by Concord Group worldwide are invested in Egyptian securities. But this success story did not happen overnight.In 1994,…
Foreign selling puts Egypt's bourse on slippery slope
CAIRO: Egyptian stock prices continued to erode yesterday, with the benchmark CASE 30 index sliding 4.9 percent to 7,850.03 pointsYesterday's slump marked the blackest day in an already dark week…
THE REEL ESTATE: The coolest dude in town fails to make a splash
Here's a real interesting success story. Born in 1978, actor/scriptwriter/director Ahmed Mekky decided to become a filmmaker after watching Mel Gibson's wartime epic "Braveheart in the mid-90s. The younger sibling…
Free trade breakdown
Last month, the Doha negotiations, promising freer trade, broke down, ostensibly over a small technicality in safeguard rules. In reality, the talks collapsed because nobody - not Europe, not the…
The day after
Barring any unexpected developments, the Palestinians may have a state before the end of 2008. It will not be the best of states in the best of worlds.It will not…
Afghanistan's future depends on its people
I met Zakia in the restaurant of the United Nations compound in Kabul, partly because it was convenient and partly because there are still not that many public places for…
Decoding Egypt: Inside Tyrants' Minds
During his recent visit to South Africa, President Hosni Mubarak was asked about Egypt's stance toward the International Criminal Court's indictment against Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir for war crimes. Mubarak…
Ayman Nour sends plea to Obama
CAIRO: Ayman Nour, the detained founder of Al-Ghad Party, sent a letter to United States presidential hopeful Barack Obama detailing his clashes with the ruling party and outlining the fine…
The Sphinx Deemed Safe as Groundwater Removal goes Underway
CAIRO: Within two months the Archeological Engineering Center at Cairo University (AEC) will pump out the underground water in the area surrounding the Sphinx in a LE 2 million project,…
Convert to Christianity takes his case to court
CAIRO: For the second time in Egypt's legal record, a convert to Christianity filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Interior, the head of the Civil Affairs Authority and the…