International Finance Corporation launches advisory services evaluation program in Egypt
One year program to measure growth of companies receiving assistance. CAIRO: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is initiating a program to measure the progress of its Business Edge Advisory Services…
Egyptian director wins top American film honor
Egyptian/American filmmaker Ali Selim made history last week when he was awarded the best first feature prize at the prestigious Independent Spirit Awards last week for his debut Sweet Land.…
Universities: American 'smart bombs' that actually work
When people think about American power in the world, they usually list the country's forbidding arsenal of bombers, aircraft carriers and troops. Yet America's greatest strategic asset these days might…
The US must widen its dialogue with Iran
As the ink continued to dry on the aid-for-nuclear freeze deal with North Korea, the Bush administration made an important announcement regarding another member of the "axis of evil. It…
America´s gift: a new tradition in Islamic thinking
West Sussex, England: American foreign policy sins are numerous and some are even unforgivable, like the invasion of Iraq - based on false accusations - which has resulted in much…
Political prisoners file lawsuit demanding conjugal visits
CAIRO: A number of political prisoners initiated legal action demanding khulwa shareya - short reunions with their wives during their jail term - stirring up an issue that has been…
SPORTS TALK: Movie star with a message
We don't usually give much thought to handicapped athletes but fortunately some people are not like us, like film star Hussein Fahmi, just selected as ambassador of the Middle East…
Truck diver stabbed by couple and dumped in Giza
CAIRO: The body of a man found dumped in a Giza plantation unraveled a crime committed by two thieves who posed as a couple. One frosty night Saed Abdel Salam,…