International Arbitration Center opens in Sharm
CAIRO: When resolving legal disputes, most companies prefer to avoid high-profile court cases, for the sake of both their image and their finances. Why have your name dragged through the…
Title: Industry players get inside consumer minds at Career Development Center
CAIRO: The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) held its fourth annual Career Development Center (CDC) Dec. 8-9 at the InterContinental CityStars hotel.The CDC is a professional development workshop for businesspeople…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: The Kiwis are in town
The New Zealand Embassy is officially open for business. And to celebrate, the Ambassador hosted a coming out party in a former Khedive palace, attended by Prime Minister Helen Clark,…
French war movie sweeps film festival awards
CAIRO: French film L Ennemi Intime (Intimate Enemies) triumphed at the closing ceremony of the 31st Cairo International Film Festival on Friday, scooping three awards, including the Golden Pyramid for…
Letter to the Editor: Manipulating religion
Dear Editor, Thank you for such an impassioned and eloquent editorial titled "Punishing the Victim (Commentary, Nov. 30).You are not alone in your outrage. I share your sentiments and am…
Behind Musharraf's emergency rule
Many Western media and policymakers appear preoccupied with the danger of Pakistan s nuclear weapons falling into the hands of extremists - whether small terrorist groups or organized political parties…
Britain's New Internationalism
With President George W. Bush's grand strategy for the Middle East in ruins, his administration has, however hesitantly, begun to put greater emphasis on resolving conflicts by peaceful means. The…
Economic breakthrough tied to political one
The Palestinian economy has been in an ever-deepening crisis since the outbreak of the second Intifada in 2000, a crisis rooted in and perpetuated by an extremely inauspicious political setting.…
Musings: Back to the roots
For the past 50 years, Egyptian and foreign intellectuals and researchers have been accustomed to classifying intellectual and political currents in Egypt into four main categories: Islamists, nationalists (aka Nasserites),…
Sail the Nile campaign finally docks
CAIRO: After 45 days sailing up the Nile, eight weather beaten boats came to anchor at El-Gezira gardens in Zamalek. The events of Sail the Nile 2008 were drawing to…