Farouk El-Baz named Blue Communities advisor
CAIRO: Nakheel, a UAE-based real estate developer, named renowned Egyptian scientist Dr Farouk El-Baz as its expert advisor for Blue Communities, the company said in a statement to the press.Blue…
Real estate sector still going strong
CAIRO: Despite soaring steel, cement and land prices, Egypt's real estate market is still attracting developers and investors looking for safer havens in the shadow of a global slump, market…
THE REEL ESTATE: He drinks your milkshake
Are you an angry man? Are you envious? I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed. I hate most people. There are times when I…
Om Kulthoum's necklace to be auctioned
LONDON: An antique necklace with some 1,888 pearls that belonged to music icon Om Kulthoum will go up for auction next month, Christie s said Monday.The nine-row necklace is expected…
In Focus: Suppressing the Muslim Brotherhood is not a solution
The Egyptian regime is mistaken if it thinks that it can exclude the Muslim Brotherhood from the political arena, not only because they are the only power with popular and…
To save lives, negotiate with the devil
Israel does not negotiate with terrorists. This truism is one of the biggest spins in the history of spinning. Israel has always negotiated with terrorists and will continue to negotiate…
Muslim identities and global change
The controversy in the UK over voluntary partial adoption of sharia to help solve domestic disputes within some Muslim migrant communities led to a storm of criticism of the Archbishop…
Re-Thinking Counter-Terrorism
Grim-faced border guards and tough security measures at international airports provide powerful reassurance that the developed world is spending hundreds of billions of dollars to protect against terrorism. But is…
Returning mummies to the tomb
CAIRO: A tourist guide is planning to launch a campaign to send back all the Egyptian mummies exhibited in museums to their original tombs.Targeting local cultural and antiquities authorities, guide…
Model EU students celebrate fruitful negotiations
CAIRO: After four days of hard work and negotiations, the participants of the International Model of the European Union (IMEU) 2008, got together for one last time celebrating what they…