A new "pro-government" president for the Alexandria Judges' Club
CAIRO: Judge Ismail Al-Bassiouny, president of the Qena Court of Appeals, was elected president of the Judges' Club in Alexandria on Friday, defeating Mahmoud Al-Khodeiry, vice president of the Cairo…
BG Egypt names country's first LNG ship
CAIRO: BG Egypt, a wholly owned subsidiary of BG Group plc, recently named the first Egyptian-owned Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) ship, the Methane Nile Eagle.According to a statement released to…
Dana Gas exceeds 2007 production goals in Egypt
CAIRO: Dana Gas' petroleum output from its Egyptian operations at the end of last month exceeded its expectations on early production from two discoveries, the company said in a statement.The…
Searing hot: Steel prices ring in the new year at an all-time high
CAIRO: It seems that January's cold weather has failed to cool down searing prices in the steel sector, which have been rising to unprecedented highs since the New Year.Market heavyweight…
Aznavour performance provides 'plenty'
Last Friday, those unable to get away for the holiday season were arguably better off than those who were, with world renowned singer Charles Aznevour bringing the best of France…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE : Last weekend of freedom
Last weekend was my last weekend of freedom. It was my last lie in because, at last, I am going to be a dad on Wednesday."Your life will never be…
Hard Talk : Social Crisis: Between 1952 and 2007
Comparing the current socio-economic scene with its counterpart on the eve of the 1952 revolution is not too far-fetched, despite the vast difference in the nature of Egyptian society in…
Three cures for three crises
A full-scale financial crisis is triggered by a sharp fall in the prices of a large set of assets that banks and other financial institutions own, or that make up…
India's Bollywood Power
The world has heard much about India's extraordinary transformation in recent years, and even of its claims to a share of "world leadership. Some of that is hyperbole, but in…
Arab fathers and sons
The problem of succession in the Arab secular republics highlights their predicament in the transition to a post-revolutionary phase, for succession in regimes that fail to build strong institutions always…