A charitable side to interest rates
CAIRO: Ahli United Bank (Egypt) sponsored an all day event at the Children's Cancer Hospital Foundation 57357. The event also marked the bank's celebration with its charitable project Sanabel Al…
Investors rush for gold amid 'volatile markets'
CAIRO: With the weakening of the US dollar and the rise in oil prices, gold's month-long impressive performance presents a perfect opportunity for investors. The price of gold has set…
A language that knows no boundaries
I remember when I was young I used to arrange a mise en scene with my dolls and sing to them, imagining that they were my audience, Moroccan singer Karima…
Book fair celebrates AUC Press Author Day
American University in Cairo Press writers braved thunder storms and torrential rain yesterday to attend the AUC Press Author Day at the Cairo International Book Fair.Held in the Naguib Mahfouz…
Brushing up on Iranians
After my teeth were professionally scraped, polished and flossed, I told my dentist about my recent trip to Iran. In the midst of waxing on about chadors and secularism, gas…
Terrorism and war: parallels, differences and suffering
There are numerous explanations, definitions and theories on war, whether historical, psychological, demographic, Marxist, economic or rationalist. But all agree that war is any large scale or violent act which…
Between Moscow and Damascus
Russia s approach to a Syrian-Israeli peace process is very much a function of developments in Russo-Syrian relations. Since the beginning of this century, Russo-Syrian ties have been making good…
Train conductors reject new passenger fines
CAIRO: Some 200 train conductors sat on the tracks to stop the 2 pm train heading to Alexandria at Cairo's Ramsis railway station Monday in protest of increasing passenger fines.…
An alternative to imported wheat, but no solution to opposition crisis
CAIRO: The Badil movement has presented a project to Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Abaza that will "offer jobs to 600,000 Egyptians, and reduce the cost of a loaf of bread…
Journalists' protest makes weak statement
CAIRO: A silent protest that was set to take place at the Journalists' Syndicate Sunday demanding an increase in journalists' salaries failed to send out a strong statement due to…