Steel giant to invest $1 dollars in Egypt
CAIRO: ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, on Tuesday signed a deal to produce sponge iron and steel billets in Egypt, in a $1billion investment, the official MENA news agency…
The view from the top
The sky looks different from the top of Mount Everest. For one thing, there is more of it. You are looking down on the world, rather than up at it,…
The Politics of illusions
I have just returned from an extended trip to the Middle East, hoping that I would come back feeling recharged by the progress made in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, especially in…
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…
