CSR can speed up trickle down effect, says Mohieddin
CAIRO: Amid the ongoing wave of wage strikes and undercurrents of social unrest in response to spiraling food prices, the Minister of Investment suggested that corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies…
EFG-Hermes separates chairmanship from Executive Management Roles
CAIRO: Renowned lawyer Mona Zulficar was named non-Executive Chairman to the Board of regional investment bank EFG-Hermes. The bank's general assembly has chosen Zulficar, who's also a member of the…
H&M asks Cairo to try on 'disposable fashion'
CAIRO: "Cheap chic, "fast fashion - pert monikers for Swedish clothier Hennes & Mauritz's (H&M) retail style abound. Whatever the label, people are buying it: Since 2000, the chain has…
Mightier than the sword
Russians of the Cold War era have been replaced on screen by Muslims and Arabs sporting beards and toting guns. Following 9/11, Muslims and Arabs are 40 times more likely…
Coptic monastery prey to time and treasure hunters
We are on our bellies now, crawling through silky-fine sand, watching the shadows for vipers and scorpions. Inches above our heads is a huge rock, the roof of a collapsed…
Victims of terror unite
I never thought I d consider the chairman of the Brixton Mosque a close friend.A devout Muslim, Abdul Haqq Baker lives in Britain and Saudi Arabia with his wife, who…
No Miracle Solutions' for Zimbabwe
As Zimbabwe marked 28 years of independence from minority rule last Friday, a feeling of despair and great anxiety looms in all corners of this impoverished and increasingly turbulent southern…
Pakistan's black revolution
Immediately after taking office last month, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ordered the release of the 60 judges who had been detained by President Pervez Musharraf since November. This…
Mine detectors to celebrate Mine Awareness Day
CAIRO: In observance of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Ministry of International Cooperation, the Ministry…
Court frees 'ID forgers' after 18 months without charge
CAIRO: Authorities have released two young men detained for 18 months without trial or charge for allegedly helping a woman who converted from Islam to Christianity forge a new identity…
