CNN launches Middle East finance show
CAIRO: It doesn't take an economist to tell you that money and financial information are complements. That is, when people get more of one, they almost instantly want more of…
SOHOUR TALK: Not quite
The weather is getting better again to the point of being chilly at night, or perhaps it's the fasting all day then suddenly eating that makes it feel that way.…
Part 1: A long summer weekend in El Sahel
As summer around the Mediterranean shifts into high gear every August, the world s beautiful people and everyone else hoping to ride their coat-tails can usually - predictably - be…
HEALTH MATTERS: Football beats jogging for fitness, says study
There's good news for all the sportsmen that crowd Cairo's football fields during Ramadan. A friendly game of football works off more fat and builds up more muscle than jogging,…
Avoid the masses, head to the Marriott promenade
On a chilled out Ramadan week night, going to a commercial tent may not be the ideal outing for everybody. Yet you probably don't feel like staying home night after…
Freedom House report pounds Egyptian governance
CAIRO: An annual report issued by renowned US think tank Freedom House, harshly criticizes Egypt for poor governance on a number of levels."Countries at the Crossroads 2007: Country Report -…
Palestinians subjected to worst human rights violation, says Aboul Gheit
CAIRO: Palestinians are subjected to the worst kinds of human rights violations and the international community is unable to protect them, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit has said.The Middle East…
Security cracks down on Kefaya protest in support of convicted editors
CAIRO: Around 400 people took to the streets to support the editors in chief of four independent newspapers who were handed jail terms for insulting President Mubarak and other National…
Irish rocker, activist Bono gets medal for his work in Africa
Irish rocker and activist Bono, accepting the Liberty Medal on Thursday night for his humanitarian work in Africa, exhorted Americans to keep working to solve the world s problems and…
Shawky makes debut as Boro exit Carling cup
CAIRO: Mohamed Shawky made his Middlesbrough debut on Wednesday but his side lost to Tottenham 2-0 and bowed out of the Carling Cup.Shawky played 46 minutes before being substituted by…
