Officials meet in Egypt, hopes high ahead of EU-Africa weekend summit
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Officials meeting here Wednesday to prepare for the upcoming EU-Africa summit this weekend expressed high hopes, lauding that envoys from both the European Union and the African Union…
Activists deny police accusations of border clashes
CAIRO: Aid convoy members denied police statements accusing them of clashing with security forces near the Egypt-Gaza border. Police said that members of the convoy rammed a bus into a…
Bourse hits an all-time high
CAIRO: Egypt's bourse recorded an all-time high on Tuesday, hitting the 10,000-point threshold for the first time before closing the session at 9,998.24 points. The Case30 Index rose 1.4 percent…
A Home at the hotspot: Abu Soma capitalizes on Red Sea's comparative advantage
CAIRO: "The Red Sea has become an component of Egyptian tourism, a new sub-sector that has developed on the oasis to become bigger - in terms of number of arrivals…
24 hours in the mouth of hell
I struggled to find a good seat in the unexpectedly packed theater at the Galaxy cinema complex. The film being screened was Cristian Mungiu's 2007 Palm d'Or winner "4 Months,…
Vladimir de Gaulle?
The greatest disappointment of the post-communist era has been the failure of the West - particularly Europe - to build a successful relationship with Russia. Most policymakers and experts expected…
Climate change and development: The central challenge of our time
Imagine that a huge asteroid is hurtling towards Earth. Scientists tell us that there is a 10 percent chance of a collision in 10 years and the consequences of its…
Qatif rape case: a catalyst for change?
Recently in Saudi Arabia, a young woman from the town of Qatif who had been raped by seven men was sentenced to prison and to 90 lashes, which were later…
An audience with Hans Küng
CAIRO: It's not every day one gets to sit down with a man who seamlessly combines roles which, on the surface, may not seem to coexist. But soon enough, I…