CNN making inroads with Egyptian sponsorship
CAIRO: Last month an agreement was signed by CNN International with the Egyptian company Artoc to sponsor the monthly business show "CNN Business Traveller, the latest in a line of…
MBC delivers rich entertainment services with vignette
Vignette, a leading provider of Next-Generation web solutions, announced last week the successful deployment of its Vignette Digital Services Hub to power the online presence of MBC television station, the…
Ministry of Petroleum trains young cadres
CAIRO: The Oil and Gas Skills Company celebrated the graduation of the first group of petroleum engineers from Colorado University in the United States.In collaboration with the Ministry of Petroleum,…
World Economic Forum returns to Egypt in 2008
CAIRO: Under the theme "Committed to Improving the State of the World, the World Economic Forum (WEF) will come to Egypt in May 2008 for the second time, bringing an…
YOUTH VIEWS: Four steps to appreciating diversity
BEIRUT: I had two articles due, a term paper to write and a fever when I chose to forget about everything and fill out six official-looking papers that had been…
The Lebanese Labyrinth
Lebanon is poised to hold a presidential election that none of its contending factions - indeed, none of the rival factions in the region - can afford to lose.Let's start…
Sarkozy and Turkey
Nicholas Sarkozy s oft repeated and blunt statements throughout his presidential campaign brought the Turkish issue into the center of French politics and reinforced it as one of the predominant…
Skepticism surrounds American Islamic Congress's opening in Cairo
CAIRO: Only a few days after its official opening in Egypt, nonprofit organization American Islamic Congress (AIC) and its country director were accused of running the errands of the Bush…
Kafr El Dawwar workers threaten Tuesday strike in solidarity with Mahalla
CAIRO: Workers in the Nile Delta town of Kafr El Dawwar will go on strike today in solidarity with workers in nearby Ghazl Al Mahalla, according to sources within the…
Mahalla workers threaten to take to the streets
CAIRO: After a two-day sit-in, workers of Ghazl Al Mahalla Company threatened to take their strikes to the streets if their demands were not met within five days, the spokesperson…