Islamic finance is going global
The 2008 Islamic Finance Festival (FES) was held in Jakarta from Jan. 16 to 20. Hosted by the Bank of Indonesia, this year's theme was Islamic finance and banking for…
The Lucifer Effect
Why do good, ordinary people sometimes become perpetrators of evil? The most extreme transformation of this kind is, of course, the story of God's favorite angel, Lucifer - a story…
Street Talk: Sympathize with Gaza
The taxi driver had skin the color of the Nile bed - a cross between earthy brown and the brick red of henna which grows in abundance in southern Egypt.…
Revealing book on Queen Nazli depicts her tragic life in exile
CAIRO: Rawia Rashed, the author of "Nazli, Malika Fi El Manfa, (Nazli, A Queen in Exile), says it was only by chance that she came to devote 10 years of…
New Internet cable being laid in Mediterranean off Egypt coast
CAIRO: After dramatic Internet outages that engulfed a large swath of the Middle East and India, a new, more resilient cable is being laid in the Mediterranean Sea between Egypt…
Egypt is a strong team but we are unstoppable, says Ivory Coast
KUMASI: Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou has said the Elephants are the best team of the 2008 Africa Nations Cup semi-finalists and no team can stop them in their quest…
Zidan cautious on availability
KUMASI: Until Wednesday evening, striker Mohamed Zidan did not know whether he had recovered in time for Egypt's 2008 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Ivory Coast tonight. "I don't…
Recalled Mbia the hero as Cameroon edge Tunisia
TAMALE, Ghana: Recalled Stephane Mbia scored twice as Cameroon edged Tunisia 3-2 after extra time in an African Nations Cup quarter-final thriller on Monday. Dropped following a 4-2 loss to…
Egypt scores average for education reform in Arab world
AMMAN: The World Bank ranked Jordan and Kuwait as top educational reformers in the Arab world, according to a report by the organization released Monday in the Jordanian capital.Egypt, Iran,…
