Economist roundtable discusses Egypt's push to become a regional business hub
CAIRO: As Egypt aspires to emerge as a business hub amid fierce competition from the UAE and other countries in the region, it is opportune to scrutinize the country's reform…
Minister of Tourism gives mid-year assessment
CAIRO: At a press conference held at the Nile Hilton hotel on Sunday, Minister of Tourism Zoheir Garana assessed Egypt s progress in the tourism industry in 2006-07.Accompanying Garana was…
Brazil seeks investment in Egypt
CAIRO: Representatives from the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) and the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB) arrived Monday to strengthen business relations between Brazil and Egypt. The three-day…
Caring about climate change
Under the slogan "Climate Change - Why should I care? the British Council in partnership with Wadi Environmental Science Center (WESC) celebrated World Environment Day at Cairo's Al Azhar Park…
Glimpses of Egyptian lives
An ironer witnessing the extinction of his profession; a political blogger following the unusual thorny paths of his parents; a blind musician struggling with extremism and . camels! These topics,…
BOOK REVIEW: Author Tyler examines what it means to be an 'American'in her latest book
They met at the Baltimore, Washington international airport in August of 1997. The two families, though they lived mere miles apart, were vastly different. The Donaldsons were model middle-class liberal…
Reading in style
The renovated Dar Al Kotub in Bab El Khalq is a design gem, combining beauty with functionalityCirca 1801 what we now know to be Cairo was little more than a…
Life according to Duff
"I think there were few other choices given the way my brain works that I could have actually done well, says Craig Duff when asked how he got into documentary…
Malaysia bans 37 publications over 'twisted facts' about Islam
Malaysia has banned 37 books and other publications on Islam, saying they contain twisted facts that could undermine Muslims faith.Che Din Yusoh, a senior official of the Publications and Quranic…
Between Jerusalem and Athens, a Muslim 'third way'
One of the foremost experts on what he refers to as Islamic democracy, Noah Feldman, explains in his book "After Jihad: America and the struggle for Islamic Democracy how the…