ASEC Cement strikes third investment in three months
CAIRO: ASEC Algeria signed on Jan. 13 a $550 million engineering, procurement and construction contract (turnkey contract) for a greenfield cement plant in the central Algerian region of Djelfa, according…
Innocence re-imagined
It is important every now and then to be reminded of the basic gifts of life, the things we have taken for granted. Cherif Sobhi's latest exhibit at the Safar…
ALBUM REVIEW: The last days of Elissa's 'Winter'
When people hid in the their homes from the cold, I used to run to him and hide in his heart. But life, after it granted us all this joy…
Mahfouz's plays: Hidden gems in the Nobel-laureate's oeuvre
It might be unknown to many that legendary Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize recipient Naguib Mahfouz authored a number of plays. The main reason for the plays' anonymity is simply…
'Outlaw' outbores audience
I was warned by various people about the mediocrity of Karim Abdel Aziz s film "Khareg Ala Al-Qanoon (The Outlaw) but, buoyed by the excellence of Egyptian action flick "El-Gezira…
The Reader's Corner: Trust, taste and prompt delivery
Tucked away in one of Cairo's downtown streets lies one of the oldest family businesses in the country. Right on the corner of Abdel Khalek Sarwat Street is The Reader's…
Iranian couple cycles the world
Modern Iran shows a variety of perplexing faces to the world: hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sophisticated academics, outspoken exiles.One young Iranian couple, determined not to leave their country's public relations…
Hypocrisy on the high seas?
Thirty years ago, Australian vessels, with the government's blessing, killed sperm whales off the West Australian coast. Last month, Australia led international protests against Japan's plan to kill 50 humpback…
In the shadow of Zion
BOULDER, Colorodo - This past year I have had to face the underbelly of my love of Zion. Like so many American Jews, I had been raised with the unquestioned…