Mohieldin discusses privatization report amid heated PA debate
CAIRO: The privatization process in Egypt has complied with all standards and laws, Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin told parliament yesterday during a discussion of the Central Auditing Agency's report on…
Mövenpick Aswan gets a Nubian touch
CAIRO: In the summer of 2004, Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts announced the take over of a resort on Elephantine Island near Aswan. The property then underwent a complete revamp and…
Consumer confidence won't affect retail boom, say experts
CAIRO: While a recent survey finds that global consumer confidence has plunged to a new record low in the past six months, some experts argue that Egypt will shrug off…
Delta nonstop Cairo-NY service takes off
CAIRO: Delta Air Lines announced the start of its new nonstop flight from Cairo International Airport to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on June 5, the airline…
Only a free market will end steel saga, say experts
CAIRO: Opening up the market to steel imports and facilitating customs entry procedures is crucial to stabilizing the steel market, experts and steel importers said.As soaring steel prices recently hit…
Neurologist, choir explore music's healing power
Noted neurologist Oliver Sacks has found common ground with the pastor of Harlem s Abyssinian Baptist Church: Both men believe in the healing power of music. Sacks, the best-selling author…
In their shoes
Most people can't grasp the concept of design. It is commonly confused with art and sometimes altogether dismissed, but it takes a simple demonstration to explain the difference between the…
Achim Steiner , Ahmed Djoghlaf and Sigmar Gabriel
Farmers across Africa are currently engaged in an unequal struggle against a pestilent fruit fly whose natural home is in Asia. The fly, first detected in 2004 in Mombasa on…
Muslim youth feel the communication gap
There is a marked language gap between the discourse used by religious community leaders and that used by Muslim youth in western societies. This communication gap is why many Muslim…
A state of emergency: comparing Syria and Egypt
For some reason, there is a popular assumption that within the boundaries of Middle Eastern politics, every internal factor is related to an external one. Although such popular assumptions only…