Sawiris plans Greece offer, rules out South Africa
Reuters DEAD SEA, Jordan: Egyptian billionaire and Orascom Telecom chairman Naguib Sawiris said he will offer within the next two weeks to buy the rest of Greece s second-largest telecom…
Egypt arrests 14 Muslim Brotherhood members
Associated Press CAIRO: Police arrested 14 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood as part of Egypt s ongoing campaign against the country s strongest opposition group, the interior ministry and…
Germany's RWI eyes Egypt's oil, gas sector
Germany s RWI oil plans to increase investment in the Egyptian oil and gas sector, according to reports by international news agency UPI.Hand Andrea, the company s director, told reporters…
Art and feminism go hand in hand at El Sawy Culture Wheel
From Frida Kahlo to Janis Joplin, art and women's empowerment have long gone hand in hand. Over the weekend the two joined forces once again in a boisterous festival held…
KHAWAGA'S TALE: Diamonds in the rough of Midan Tahrir
The Bajocchi family's jewellery business is Egypt's oldest and possibly the last sparkling gem of what was once 'Paris on the Nile.'Evidence of Cairo's former grandeur can be found around…
Pervez Musharraf's minions of terror
After his ill-advised dismissal of the chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court ignited a firestorm of violent protests, President General Pervez Musharraf may be banking on Islamic fanatics to create…
Sudan-Chad deal another Saudi diplomatic win
In a move that affirms its belief that regional problems need regional solutions, Saudi Arabia scored yet another diplomatic victory by brokering a deal between Sudan and Chad to quell…
How business and politics can partner for peace
I write this from Sweimeh, on the Dead Sea in Jordan, at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) Middle Eastern gathering of business, government, civil society and media leaders. Visible…
Scholars discover the secret code of the Quran
CAIRO: Some of Egypt s top Islamic and computer scholars have discovered a mathematical code by which the Quran was written.The discovery was announced at a press conference on Thursday…