L'Aroma: Home of the Egyptian baristas
CAIRO: With the increasing number of coffeehouses dotting the capital, deciding where to drink your coffee is now a tough choice. In this competitive market, L'Aroma stands out as one…
Steel companies are next, says ACPC
CAIRO: The Antitrust and Competition Protection Commission (ACPC) is currently researching the steel market to determine if companies in the sector follow anti-competitive business practices. The move comes on the…
Whatever the crazy wife cooks, the husband will eat
Three things are not lendable: the rifle, the horse and the woman, goes the old Arabic proverb. Similarly, an English proverb says, "A horse, a wife and a sword may…
What hope Myanmar?
As the protests fizzle out in the wake of the military junta's violent crackdown, many are wondering whether there is any hope for change in Myanmar. Are the people of…
Ubuntu: The spirit we need in the Middle East
AMMAN: A few years back, Susan Collin Marks, an international conflict transformation specialist from South Africa, wrote a great book, Watching the Wind, about the South African transition from apartheid…
Securing Europe's Energy Future
Most Europeans agree that reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is crucial to Europe's security and prosperity; that energy can be used as a political weapon, as when Russia shut off…
WORD ON THE STREET: People's opinion about the newspapers protest
CAIRO: Some 22 independent and opposition daily newspapers did not publish their Sunday issues in protest of the lengthy jail sentences recently handed down to several journalists.The newspapers were Al-Masry…
Unimpressive Al Ahly set up final rematch with Etoile
JOHANNESBURG: Unimaginative Al Ahly of Egypt had to rely on an own goal at the weekend to stay in contention for a record third consecutive African Champions League title. Al…
Al-Ashri's resignation turned down
CAIRO: Harras Al-Hodoud board have rejected the resignation of manager Tarek Al-Ashri and confirmed that he will be in charge until the end of the season.Al-Ashri handed in his resignation…