Al-Beshir indictment might be precedent to bring other state leaders to trial
CAIRO: If, as is expected, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announces today the indictment of Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Beshir for war crimes in Darfur,…
Investors should buy back into CASE 30, recommends EFG
CAIRO: On the heels of Egypt s latest stock market collapse, investment bank EFG-Hermes recommended buying back into CASE 30 index major constituents, expecting the market to enter a bull…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: An Egyptian in Paris
AIX LES BAINS: How very French; sitting in a side walk café discussing philosophy, on a sunny weekday morning over coffee with an Egyptian expatriate.Emad Hassan, formerly of Alexandria, has…
The consequences of war against Iran
Recollections of the past are indeed subjective and history can often sharply illuminate the conditions of the present as well as the particularities of the past. Today, the recurring patterns…
Little big men
History is often written in terms of military heroes, but the enormous potential of human leadership ranges from Attila the Hun to Mother Teresa. Most everyday leaders remain unheralded. The…
The death of the globalization consensus
The world economy has seen globalization collapse once already. The gold standard era - with its free capital mobility and open trade - came to an abrupt end in 1914…
Illusions of virginity
CAIRO: When Nada went off to college, she was young, hopeful and innocent. She met Omar in her second year, and believed it was love at first sight. He professed…
Doctors continue to demand salary increases
CAIRO: Members of the Doctors Syndicate along with the Doctors Without Rights movement organized a protest in front of the syndicate Sunday, demanding an increase in doctors salaries.Protestors led by…
Jehan El Sadat 'upset' but won't sue Iranian filmmakers
CAIRO: Former First Lady Jehan El Sadat said that her family will not pursue legal action against an Iranian film about her late husband, President Anwar El Sadat. In an…
Court rejects Ibrahim Eissa's defense arguments
CAIRO: The Abbaseyya Appeals Court yesterday rejected all arguments put forward by the defense team of Al-Dostour's Editor-in-Chief Ibrahim Eissa.In March Eissa was convicted of "publishing false information of a…
