DAMAC partners with ECG
CAIRO: DAMAC Properties signed a contract with Engineers Consultants Group (ECG) to supervise the first phase of their latest project located in New Cairo.The contract was signed at ECG's office…
AFHC hits second highest position on the Dubai Financial market
CAIRO: Al Futtaim HC Securities (AFHC) recently secured an advanced position in the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), said a press statement. According the latest financial reports, AFHC now hold the…
CASE inks deal with Cyprus stock exchange
CAIRO: Seeking more exposure on international markets, the chairman of the Egyptian bourse signed Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cyprus Stock Exchange that would enhance exchange of information…
Verdi makes triumphant return to the Cairo Opera House
A few weeks after their impressive performance of Guiseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in Maschera, the Cairo Opera Company gave a fine rendition of the Italian composer's "Rigoletto Wednesday evening.Aldo…
A universal message of hope at the Opera House
Creatively illustrated across the background of the Cairo Opera House's stage was the 'Beit El Oud' logo. At the center of the stage, stood a carefully crafted chair designed by…
Wamda Group bring back folkloric puppetry to modern Cairo
Members of little-known Wamda group are on a mission: To revive old forms of Egyptian folkloric dolls and puppets facing extinction against the modern and western alternatives. Held from Feb.…
BOOK REVIEW: Creating Medieval Cairo
Paula Sanders' "Creating Medieval Cairo is not a quick read for an average tourist, but a book for the more serious observers and students. It is a meticulously researched book…
The End of the Age of Friedman
Harvard professor Dani Rodrik - perhaps the finest political economist of my generation - recently reported on his blog that a colleague has been declaring the past three decades "the…
A new democratic Pakistan
The election results have filtered in and after a series of disturbing events - emergencies, an assassination, and a wave of suicide bombings - Pakistan is finally sending a message…
Can you see the Mideast from the Midwest?
Israeli observers of the US presidential primaries and nomination processes can be roughly divided into two distinct groups. On one side, there are those who believe that every four years…