Lebanon's tourism phoenix rises again
BEIRUT: In 2006 it was the Hezbollah-Israel war, in 2007 it was the struggle against Fatah al-Islam militants in the north, and this year internal clashes dragged Lebanon to the…
Weekly Stock Review: Stock market reverses month-long downward trend
CAIRO: Egypt's stock market snapped this month's losing streaks, with the benchmark CASE30 index advancing 3.65 percent this week to end at 11,057 points, mainly lifted by investor confidence.The market…
IT sector made LE 28 bln in 2 years, says minister
CAIRO: Egypt's communications and information technology sector generated LE 28 billion in the last two years, mainly driven by investments in Egypt's third mobile operator and 3G mobile licenses, said…
The heart of Cinemania
For more than a decade, Marianne Khoury has been one of the pre-eminent names of the film industry in Egypt and the region.A film producer, documentary filmmaker, movie distributor and…
Of words, failed masculinity and a dish of couscous
A few weeks ago, while checking Al-Ahram's Wednesday edition for new films released in Cairo, I stumbled upon a little ad with the poster of Abdellatif Kechiche's latest art sensation…
Civilized Talk
What does it mean to be "civilized ? Obviously, being highly educated, wearing a tie, eating with a fork, or cutting one's nails weekly is not enough.We all know that…
Water pipe dreams
Despite recent progress, more than one billion people still lack decent water supplies, and more than two billion go without sanitation services. But, while we often assume that the benefits…
Islamic weddings
Over the last few years I attended a number of my Muslim colleagues marriage ceremonies at the mosque. Every time I participate in this lovely occasion I get the impression…
With a Grain of Salt: The Magoor and other popular sayings
Our venerable Members of Parliament never cease to surprise me. I returned from a trip abroad last week to find a huge uproar at the People's Assembly against Minister of…
If food is the music of love, play on
ALEXANDRIA: Gastronomy may at first seem an unusual avenue for dialogue. But on second thought, it begins to appear a brilliant, even ingenious way of bringing people together.Much like a…