Egypt names new ambassador to Washington
CAIRO: Egypt has named Sameh Shukry, once its chief envoy to the UN s Geneva headquarters, as the new ambassador to the United States, the Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday.Shukry, who…
US sends first envoy to fight Muslim misperceptions
WASHINGTON: The United States is seeking to dispel Muslim misperceptions about it by sending its first envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said…
Analysts discuss latest Al-Qaeda video
CAIRO: An Al-Qaeda video posted on the internet Monday accused Egyptian security of being behind a recently released book renouncing the use of violence to establish an Islamic state written…
CoreCap increases capital, appoints new board
CAIRO: CoreCap Limited said it has increased its paid-in capital through a private placement to a list of regional blue chip institutional and high net worth investors, according to a…
Top BMW executives discuss Egyptian operations
CAIRO: After re-launching Egypt operations in 2004, BMW has established itself in the local market, building the company's largest manufacturing plant in Africa in Sixth of October City and registering…
THE REEL ESTATE: The children of Marx and Coca-Cola
The first Jean-Luc Godard film I saw was "Pierrot le fou, and it was hate at first sight. At the time, I had started immersing myself head-to-toe in classical European…
The three trillion dollar war
With March 20 marking the fifth anniversary of the United States-led invasion of Iraq, it's time to take stock of what has happened. In our new book The Three Trillion…
Moving forward
In the winter of 1991, Saddam Hussein bombed Tel Aviv. For a month and a half, long-range missiles landed on the city. People panicked and many fled to Jerusalem, while…
Tear down the wall and dance!
We had nearly finished getting our gear off the stage when someone from the audience came up to congratulate us on our show. After telling us how much he enjoyed…
In Focus: Egypt's Critical Mass
Who will change Egypt? Will it be the National Democratic Party (NDP), which has been ruling the country for more than three decades and controls everything, or the Muslim Brotherhood,…