Blair here to listen and learn
Aboul Gheit and Al-Khatib in Israel today to present Arab initiativeCAIRO: Amid much curiosity and anticipation, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid his first visit to the region in…
Artoc Group's invests LE 56 million in Abu Dhabi's CERT Innovations
CAIRO: Corecap and Alpen Capital, the financial advisors of the Center of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT) - the commercial arm of the Higher Colleges of Technology in…
Egyptians still feeling the effects of last year's hike in fuel prices
CAIRO: "Ever since last year's increase in fuel prices, I spend an extra LE 8 each day on gasoline consumption alone, and the majority of customers does not want to…
Amer Group expands their North Coast portfolio
CAIRO: Porto Marina welcomed the summer season with the launch of nine residential towers and the introduction of their latest North Coast development, Porto Golf. Amer Group, the developers of…
Austen scam exposes publishers' pride and prejudice
A string of publishers failed to spot blatant plagiarism of one of English literature s most famous authors, in a cheeky test to see if she would have secured a…
KHAWAGA'S TALE: Pyrenees Part 3
I have been vacationing now for two weeks in this French Pyrenees farming village, where every morning feels like a Friday morning: a swim at about 10:30, then collect my…
THE REEL ESTATE: Legacy of a fallen idol
It was exactly seven years ago when Mohammed Heindi, formerly Egyptian cinema s hottest commodity, transported local cinema from the dark grave of a commercial slump to the safe shores…
Haleh Esfandiari, or the evil of an often impressive Iran
Iran is at once impressive yet offensive. I want to embrace it, but it keeps pushing me away through its own misdeeds. Iran is widely demonized in the United States,…
It may soon be too late for Lebanon
In the past two months, Lebanon has witnessed unprecedented levels of violence that threaten to mortally weaken what is left of the country's institutions and governance apparatus. The war that…
