Prim and proper replace 'molto sexy' on the Milan runway
Times, they are a-changing, even on the Milan runway, where the lady is no longer a tramp and "very proper has replaced "molto sexy. For the fall-winter 2008-2009 preview showings,…
HEALTH MATTERS: Naps, mammograms and blood-sugar tests can reveal stroke risk
What do mammograms, blood-sugar tests and daytime dozing have in common? All may offer clues that someone is headed for a stroke, new studies suggest.Higher stroke risk was seen in…
Athletic wear company Puma's 4Q profit rises 17 pct
BERLIN: Puma AG, the world s third-biggest sporting goods and apparel company, said Tuesday fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent on the back of improved sales.The increase came as the company…
Sawiris in corruption probe over acquisition of Italian mobile operator
ROME: Telecommunications mogul Naguib Sawiris is under investigation for alleged corruption in a probe over the 2005 acquisition of Italian mobile phone operator Wind SpA, Italy's financial police said Thursday.The…
Lights of the Divine
The Sony Gallery at the American University in Cairo hosted the opening of Reem Al Faisal's "The Shape of Light, a definitive standout among recent art shows. Al Faisal, a…
Confrontation at children's film festival conference
The Cairo International Film Festival for Children is set to begin next week, but much to journalists' dismay, the inaugural press conference was anything but festive. For some inexplicable reason,…
Why lose Egypt?
For several months now, the media has been reporting that Israel is angry at Egypt s behavior. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who is responsible for strengthening Israel s ties with…
The End of (Economic) History?
Some academic works, for reasons that are at least partly obscure, leave a persistent trace in intellectual history. Such is the case with John Maynard Keynes's paper "Economic Possibilities for…
The people of Pakistan have spoken
Working in a newsroom in Pakistan over the last few months, I have experienced many tense moments. As journalists we have covered everything from jubilant election rallies to bomb blasts…
With A Grain of Salt: Sublime US Democracy
Every day we learn something new about democracy from the United States. Since he took office, President Bush has pledged to democratize the backward Arab world, proposing the formation of…