Asec offers to buy Misr Cement Qena for LE 2.25 billion
MCQ transactions still under investigation, shares holding above LE 71 markCAIRO: Arab Swiss Engineering Company (Asec) submitted an offer Sunday to acquire 100 percent of Misr Cement Qena (MCQ) at…
Al Ghad party to choose a new leader
CAIRO: A flurry of activity has infused Al Ghad opposition party recently to prepare for a March 2 general assembly meeting and elections for a new President.The party s upcoming…
Politicians debate constitutional amendments at Shura Council
CAIRO: The place of religion in the state, the powers of the presidential and nature of elections dominated the first of a series of Shura Council (SC) debates over the…
Designocracy: democratizing design for everyday life, design for everyday people
CAIRO: In a stylistically orchestrated address, Karim Rashid, spoke to a full audience at the Cairo Opera House about the direction of 21 century design. In coordination with the Ministry…
Cleopatra, Viagra and the new souvenirs
It would seem the seasons changed over the weekend, the warm weather giving over to the khamaseen blowing in from the Libyan Desert; these winds coincide with the height of…
A beacon of hope, until you get to Guantanamo
In commemorating the 230th anniversary of America's independence last July, President George W. Bush noted that the patriots of the Revolutionary War believed that all men are created equal, and…
Once on the left, Russia now drives in the middle
Think of the new Russia as a highway: People used to drive on the left side of the road; now, officially, they are supposed to drive on the right, but…
It works for North Korea; why not Iran?
The very sensible six-nation agreement reached with North Korea earlier this week to end its nuclear armaments program came at a time when more details were being circulated about an…
Another Missed Opportunity
It has been famously said that the Palestinians never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity. The recent meeting, hosted by Saudi King Abdullah, held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, between…
