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…
Men say 'I don't' to woman Ma'zoun
CAIRO: The appointment this week of Egypt s first woman able to conduct Muslim marriages has sparked controversy in the religious country, particularly from men who see their status being…
Calls for Denmark boycott gather pace in Egypt, Muslim world following cartoon reprint
CAIRO: Calls for the severance of ties with Denmark and the boycott of Danish products heightened throughout the Muslim world this week following the republication of a cartoon negatively depicting…
A heart patient complains against Nasser Medical Institution
CAIRO: The Nasser Medical Institute found itself under fire after a 40-year-old patient accused the doctors of making a "huge mistake while operating on her heart last June, claiming it…