Al-Assad admits tense relations with Egypt
CAIRO: Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad admitted that relations with Egypt and Saudi Arabia were "strained in an interview he gave Al Jazeera Sunday night.The Syrian leader, long ostracized in the…
Senior member of Sudan's ruling party dismisses ICC decision as biased
KHARTOUM: The filing of genocide charges against Sudan s president at the International Criminal Court is unfair and politically motivated, said a senior member of Sudan s ruling party Monday.One…
MP chides tourism ministry over sexual harassment
CAIRO: Referring to world reports and a warning by the British embassy about sexual harassment, Member of Parliament Mohsen Radi issued an "urgent call to the Minister of Tourism before…
SODIC, Solidere to co-develop Westown and Eastown
CAIRO: SODIC and Solidere International signed an agreement to co-develop Westown and Eastown, located on the Cairo Alexandria Desert Road. Solidere's work on the project will cover 250,000 square meters…
US dollar crashes against Egyptian pound
CAIRO: The value of the US dollar depreciated this week against the Egyptian pound after fears about the deteriorating health of the two largest US mortgage finance companies.The dollar was…
New research center to produce 'relevant' business case studies
CAIRO: One of the biggest challenges Arab graduates of international educational institutions face is applying the concepts and theories they learned to the local market of their developing countries. Under…
After the revolution
Few Middle Eastern countries inspire as much interest as Egypt, and, historically, more books have been written about its politics than any other country in the region. In the past…
Carla Bruni 'hurt' by critics of new album
PARIS: France s first lady Carla Bruni said Friday she was hurt by frosty reactions to her new album from critics of her husband President Nicolas Sarkozy, as the much-hyped…
India's Bachchans to push Bollywood films through world tour
MUMBAI: Bollywood s famous Bachchan family will lead a bevy of film stars in a glittering stage show that will travel around the world to promote Hindi-language films.Legendary actor Amitabh…
My father's madrasa past
My Sudanese father, now in his mid-80s, grew up without access to public education. The ruling British authority hadn t yet built a public school near Argo, his hometown on…