UN, Google and Cisco unveil online resource in the fight to decrease global poverty
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations, Google and Cisco today unveiled a pioneering online site that tracks progress towards decreasing global poverty by 2015, a global campaign known as the Millennium…
TMG raises shares to $750 mln
CAIRO: Real estate developer Talaat Mustafa Group (TMG) will offer 295 million ordinary shares in an IPO scheduled to start on Nov. 9. The new shares are expected to be…
Kamel stresses importance of developing human resources in ICT
CAIRO: Training ICT calibers to further build on the nation's economic successes is Egypt's main concern, said Minister of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) Tarek Kamel at the opening speech…
THE REEL ESTATE: A difficult passageway into adulthood
Long before he became Hollywood's hottest commodity, "The 40 Year Old Virgin writer, director and producer Judd Apatow was known for creating two of the biggest TV cult favorites of…
IN FOCUS: The Brotherhood at a Crossroads
Ever since they opened their political party program to public debate, the Muslim Brotherhood has been in crisis. The reason behind this crisis is not only the strong criticism against…
European Muslims decide: assimilation or isolation?
Regardless of the diversity in their national cultures and the nuances of their personal faith and identity; Muslims of the world generally feel they are part of the same worldwide…
Another Buddha destroyed
The world watched in horror when Taliban forces destroyed the monumental Buddha statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan in 2001. Political and cultural leaders from around the globe condemned the attacks. Offers…
Do not let the Arab initiative die
The most momentous declaration that came out of the Arab world was the Arab Initiative which was re-adopted by the Arab League in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in March 2007. It…
Fighting FGM: the uncertainty of breaking away from tradition
CAIRO: A group of girls accompanied by their mothers sit in a small room on a regular sunny day, playing and laughing. A woman comes out from behind a curtain…
Pope meets with Saudi monarch, plight of Christians raised
VATICAN CITY: The king of Saudi Arabia met Tuesday with Pope Benedict XVI - the first ever between a pontiff an a reigning Saudi monarch - amid Vatican concerns about…