Shark tale served by Egypt's youngest author
As early as first grade, one of Janna Gohar s teachers at Cairo American College dubbed her the Queen of Details. Gohar seems to enjoy the title, and certainly lives…
In the mind of Ahdaf Soueif
Sitting in her Zamalek apartment, author Ahdaf Soueif tells us a story."An Egyptian theater troupe once came over to England and I attended their performance."Afterwards, one of the troupe approached…
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…