Mobinil reports 29 pct surge in net revenues
CAIRO: Mobinil reported that it had a total 15.118 million subscribers by the end of 2007, an increase of 63 percent over the same period last year, recording a net…
Dubai's Nakheel buys 50 pct of Fontainebleau Miami Beach
DUBAI: Dubai-based giant property developer Nakheel announced on Thursday it has bought a 50 percent interest in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach US resort at a cost of $375 million.Nakheel has…
Putting Egypt on the map of contemporary world art
It is hard to ascribe certain words or use fixed connotations to describe the new exhibition at the Art Palace of the Cairo Opera House. Each piece of the exhibition…
Contrasting narratives of the Iraq war
Americans and Iraqis tell two different stories about the war in Iraq. Most Iraqis say that the US-led invasion and occupation have fuelled violence.The dominant American story is that US…
Lights Out?
When it comes to all things "green, common sense seems to have been abandoned. Our failure to think clearly about such matters would be amusing if the potential consequences were…
Choosing Mr Europe
America's riveting presidential election campaign may be garnering all the headlines, but a leadership struggle is also underway in Europe. Right now, all eyes are on the undeclared frontrunners to…
With a Grain of Salt: Amr Moussa's ulterior motives!
I don't know why some fellow journalists were surprised when a veiled woman presenter from the Islamic Al-Manar satellite channel refused to shake hands with Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa…
Environmental technology needs updating, says expert
CAIRO: Environmental technology in Egypt has to be updated to keep pace with worldwide changes in the field worldwide as well as to tackle the increasing number of environmental challenges…
Bread crisis highlights widespread corruption many rely on to get by
CAIRO: It s a sore point for a country struggling to contain violent bread riots: Bakeries that sell subsidized flour on the black market at a huge profit. But bakery…
Publish and be damned
CAIRO: When Merit publishing house reissued Khaled Berri's "The World Is Better Than Paradise, it was a surprise to find the book has already been banned by Al-Azhar's Islamic Research…