Arab League chief to Sudan over war crimes crisis
KHARTOUM: Arab League chief Amr Moussa was on Sunday flying to Khartoum with a plan aimed at stalling possible legal moves against Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir for alleged genocide in…
Tens of Mahalla suspects to face trial in an Egyptian exceptional court
CAIRO: The trial of 48 men and one woman accused of a range of criminal offences allegedly committed during the April 6 clashes will begin on Aug. 9, their lawyers…
Citadel Capital puts a stake on risky business (Part II)
CAIRO: In Part I of this interview with Ahmed El-Housseiny, Managing Director of Citadel Capital, the $7 billion-worth private equity firm, the MD narrated the company's story of success.He spoke…
LE 1.6 billion budget deficit adds to railway woes
CAIRO: On the heels of the country s worst rail disaster in almost two years, will the government s handling of railway transport safety recuperate amid a budget deficit that…
Japan's Miyazaki returns to pencil in new anime film
TOKYO: Oscar-winning Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki released his first full-length film in four years this weekend, dropping computer graphics for his pencil to tell the story of a fish-girl and…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Baby Massage at the Alps
LE REVARD: I have been in my mountain chalet for two weeks now, where I have a panoramic view of the snow capped Alps and Mt. Blanc. At 1,500 meters,…
New camera dispels darkness around pharaoh's 'solar' boat
CAIRO: Egypt on Saturday revealed a unique way of viewing a wooden boat entombed 4,500 years ago next to Giza s Great Pyramid where exposure to the atmosphere had threatened…
Buying frenzy lights up the Iranian art market
TEHRAN: The prices have soared by a factor of 20 within two years, the galleries are packed with prospective buyers and the works are both modern and daring.A description of…
The green inquisition
When it comes to global warming, extreme scare stories abound. Al Gore, for example, famously claimed that a whopping six meters of sea-level rise would flood major cities around the…
Olympic gamesmanship
China lobbied long and hard to host this summer's Olympics, and thousands of Chinese literally danced in the streets when the decision was made to award Beijing the games. This…