Privatized banks will not be turned into family businesses, says CBE
CAIRO: As the government moves forward with the privatization of Banque Du Caire - which is expected to fetch over $1.6 billion - several heavyweight businessmen have shown interest in…
Native Deen: A formula that doesn't work
There was a time, long ago, when hip-hop music did matter. A relatively novel genre, hip-hop and rap were born in the African American ghettos in the 70s to act…
Winds of change in the Holocaust Museum
He swallowed, opened his eyes wide, put one foot forward and one foot back. His eyes were full of regret or fear, perhaps because he had just shaken my hand…
Running from Musharraf
Pakistan's embattled president, Pervez Musharraf, once declared, "I am not at all a politician. I don't think I'm cut out for politics. Eight years after seizing power and exiling his…
Realism in Iraq
The Washington mountain has labored and brought forth less than a mouse. General David Petreaus and President George W. Bush have spoken, but United States policy in Iraq remains as…
Cairo's workers flout Ramadan health risks
CAIRO: Fasting during Ramadan presents a challenge to all Muslims, but particularly so to those engaged in physical labor.Going without food, water and cigarettes is testing enough for those working…
Mido injured in Boro's defeat to Everton
CAIRO: Ahmed "Mido Hossam left the pitch with injury as Middlesbrough lost 2-0 to Everton in the Premiership on Sunday.Mido was substituted by Tom Craddock two minutes after the hour…
Hamas loyalists allowed back into Gaza
CAIRO: Egypt allowed the return of some 100 Hamas loyalists stranded in Egypt since last June back into Gaza through a small crossing for military vehicles in Rafah early Saturday.The…
