UAE's Ghurair Group eyes Egypt steel plants
Dubai-based family firm Al Ghurair Group plans to set up steel plants in Egypt at an estimated cost of up to $1.4-billion to tap the north African country s natural…
Confidence is key for stock market growth
Change necessary for the capital marketCAIRO: It is necessary to convey confidence in the present business environment to encourage further growth in the market, according to Beltone Director Aly El…
'Bosta' takes Egyptian audiences on a bumpy bus ride across Lebanon
A massacre inside a bus, some thirty years ago, sparked off the civil war in Lebanon that lasted 17 years. The director, writer, and producer, Phillip Aractingi, in the first…
The guys and their dolls are back in town
Frank Loesser s musical "Guys and Dolls, along with "Grease, is one of the most popular plays among college and high school students. Jaunty, energetic and hip, "Guys and Dolls…
THE REEL ESTATE: Spidey returns for one last satisfying conclusion
First of all the good news is that the latest, and perhaps final, installment of the Spider-Man franchise doesn t disappoint as director Sam Raimi delivers another piece of superior…
How the EU can extend meaningful help to Darfur
For four years, violence and terror have ruled in Darfur. After many futile efforts, the European Union must get tough with the perpetrators. Darfur is a humanitarian catastrophe: more than…
Accepting the other in Palestine
Drums of war were beating in early June 1967 in the waning days of my internship at the American University of Beirut hospital. We were excited at the prospect of…
The Quartet's aims, or American policy by another name
The Palestinians have long sought, and Israel has long resisted, the internationalization of efforts to construct a process that would lead to a durable and comprehensive peace. Independent advocates for…
Time for someone else to repair Wolfowitz's damage
Reading some of the shrill comments posted online by World Bank staffers expressing (anonymously) their loathing for Paul Wolfowitz, you can understand why the bank president feels he has been…
The Winograd report only provokes Arab disdain
A combination of vindication, disdain, and renewed concerns about Israeli militarism are the dominant reactions in the Arab world to the preliminary report of the Winograd Commission released Monday in…