Goldman Sachs unveils $100 million program to educate 10,000 women globally about business
NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the world s largest investment bank, unveiled a plan Wednesday to spend $100 million to teach 10,000 women business and management skills across the…
UN food chief urges Arab nations to invest oil profits in agriculture
CAIRO: The head of the UN food organization urged Arab states on Tuesday to invest increased oil revenues in developing agriculture to ensure food supplies in the future in a…
Oil back above $100 as OPEC meeting begins
LONDON: Oil prices climbed back above $100 on Wednesday as OPEC ministers began a vital meeting at which they were widely expected to hold current output levels despite calls from…
Arab diplomats discuss summit agenda amid dispute with Syria
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers opened talks here Wednesday on the agenda of a summit scheduled for later this month amid a dispute with Syria, the host, over Lebanon's political crisis.US-backed…
New Egyptian plan to operate Rafah terminal
CAIRO: Egypt is proposing a five-way plan to reopen the Rafah terminal on its borders with Gaza, sources in Cairo have stated. The plan will give the Hamas movement, which,…
US warship leaves Lebanon for Gulf
ISMAILIYA: A US warship deployed off the coast of Lebanon has passed through the Suez Canal and is heading for the Gulf, an official with the canal authority told AFP.…
Cornell launches online hospitality courses in Egypt
CAIRO: Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration launched its online 'eCornell' education program in Egypt Monday under the auspices of the Minister of Tourism Zoheir Garranah at a press conference…
Eleven steel merchants probed for hiking prices
CAIRO: Prosecutors are investigating 11 steel merchants for allegedly increasing prices of steel on the market without justification, the Ministry of Trade said on Wednesday.The ministry said in a press…
Egypt can lead development of regional economic cooperation, says expert
CAIRO: Egypt can continue its impressive economic growth rates of 6-7 percent for the next 10 years, a top financial analyst predicts. Jean-Paul Betbeze, chief economist and head of economic…
BOOK REVIEW: Secrets of the Saudi sisterhood
"A controversial novel written by a young Saudi woman is breaking taboos in the Kingdom s conservative society. 'Banat Al-Riyadh,' or 'The Girls of Riyadh', speaks openly of sex, lesbianism…