Microsoft reseller exploited state PC initiative, says local office
CAIRO: Technology leviathan Microsoft sued eight software resellers last week for breaching copyright rules, including one in Egypt that held hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of pirated goods garnered…
Merrill Lynch hosts 'wealth and success – a female perspective'
CAIRO: Merrill Lynch's Global Wealth Management (GWM) group held on May 7 an educational event for women investors from Egypt and the Middle East, the firm said in a press…
Urban inflation hits 16.4 pct
CAIRO: CAPMAS announced Thursday that urban inflation in Egypt rose to a new three-year high of 16.4 percent in the year to April, up from 14.4 percent in the year…
The metamorphosis of Egypt
When you think of a regular exhibition of photographs taken in Egypt, images of Pharaohs, the Pyramids and the Nile River spring to mind. This is not the case with…
Two shades of flamenco
The perception of flamenco dancing instantly conjures up images of dancers in swirling red skirts. Accompanying these figures is the sound of the feverish strumming of guitars, and a song…
BOOK REVIEW: Portrait of a young terrorist
The word "terrorist has been brandished about liberally since 9/11. We hear it spoken on the news, we read it in the papers, and we listen to politicians around the…
A Fresh Start for China and Japan?
Chinese President Hu Jintao is making a high-profile visit to Japan from May 6-10, making him the second Chinese head of state ever to travel there. The trip is being…
The Failure of Inflation Targeting
The World's central bankers are a close-knit club, given to fads and fashions. In the early 1980s, they fell under the spell of monetarism, a simplistic economic theory promoted by…
Caught in a vicious cycle of violence
The killing by Israeli undercover troops of four Palestinian militants in Bethlehem, on March 12, raises questions not as much about Israel s right to self-defense but about the context…
Should I stay or should I go?
CAIRO: Hala Ismail, an Egyptian emigrant to the United States, decided to return to her native country this year. Mother to a nine-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl, Ismail left…