Solfocus to introduce affordable solar energy technology
CAIRO: SolFocus, Inc., whose mission is to enable solar energy generation at cost parity with fossil fuels, has announced its interest in establishing a subsidiary in Egypt that will work…
DHL launches Disaster Response Team for Middle East/Africa
BAHRAIN: Deutsche Post World Net, the world's leading logistics provider, recently announced the launch of its third DHL Disaster Response Team (DRT), which will cover the Middle East/Africa region., according…
HP evolves products, services to compete in the digital age
CAIRO: From basic inkjet printers to sophisticated LaserJet printers; and from retail photo booth finishing to graphics and signage printers, Hewlett-Packard (HP) currently holds a 65-70 percent global market share."At…
Egyptian women thriving more in business than in politics
CAIRO: Have women in business managed to accomplish what their counterparts in politics were not able to achieve? former Member of Parliament, Mona Makram Ebeid, posed this question during a…
An abstract culture of Mohamed Ismail
Much of lat artist Mohamed Ismail's work on display in Safar Khan, and indeed much of his work in general, is an expression of his love for the female form;…
Life on a wire
The current exhibit at the American University in Cairo's Sony Gallery is like peering into some of the most important moments in African and Middle Eastern contemporary history. Although many…
Idlemind boom bangs young Sakkia crowd
Black was the theme of the night. The audience was mainly between 16 and 21 year- olds. As far as that age group was concerned, Idlemind definitely delivered.Describing themselves as…
Diverse backgrounds blending in harmony
Dressed in red with a checkered Palestinian scarf wrapped around her neck, a little girl s route to school is disrupted by military aircrafts, a checkpoint and a big bad…
Outlandish: A different perspective
Fresh from their performance at what was dubbed 'Muslim Live 8' in London last week, Danish hip-hop trio Outlandish are topping the bill at Dream Park tonight.The group, based in…