Canadian rocker to sing for peace at West Bank and Israel concerts
RAMALLAH: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams will headline concerts for peace in the West Bank and Israel next week, with performances relayed by satellite to simultaneous events in London, Ottawa and…
Temporary calm settles on North Sinai after tribal clashes
CAIRO: A semblance of calm was restored to the Northern Sinai city of Al-Arish on Monday as security officers brought together leaders from two Sinai tribes for talks after two…
Egyptian press protest attracts worldwide attention
CAIRO: The decision by over 20 of Egypt's independent and opposition newspapers to suspend publication Monday has made headline news worldwide.Monday's protest against the government's recent clampdown on the Egyptian…
Global Knowledge acquires Synergy Professional Services
CAIRO: Global Knowledge, a provider of training and enterprise learning services for information technology (IT) and management professionals, recently announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Synergy Professional…
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…