Business recap: Economists attack, government defends MoI's privatization program
CAIRO: Several leading economists attacked the Ministry of Investment s (MOI) privatization program during a round table discussion Tuesday, claiming sales of government assets have lacked transparency and have yet…
Millions flock to Cairo's 39th massive book fair with overwhelming representation of religious texts
CAIRO: At the Cairo Book Fair, the largest and most important event of its kind in the Arab world, religious works dominate, while literature and scientific texts are often pushed…
Can Egyptian writers deliver another "Yacoubian Building" success?
CAIRO: Earlier this week, at a wine and shrimp-fuelled soiree packed with British literati, Egyptian novelist Miral El Tahawi was on the prowl.This was her chance to swap business cards…
Without jobs, military victory and occupation turn to ashes
Afghanistan's future hangs in the balance as its weak national government struggles to maintain support and legitimacy in the face of a widening insurgency, warlords, the heroin trade, and a…
Libby's trial is about a cover-up that failed.
Why was the White House so nervous in the summer of 2003 about the CIA's reporting on alleged Iraqi attempts to buy uranium from Niger to build a nuclear bomb?…
Beware of US gamblers playing with Iran
Regardless of whether the United States' current military surge and slight shift in tactics in Iraq succeeds or not, Washington has clearly defined and started to implement its fallback plan…
UN agencies raised human rights awareness through photo exhibit
CAIRO: The United Nations, and its various agencies, is known to routinely raise issues of social, economic and political importance and bring to the fore the plight of global impoverishment,…
The desert-dweller is no less important than water
CAIRO: Human resource development in desert societies is a key element in developing and preserving emerging desert settlements in different parts of the country, stressed a desert expert.Dr Zinat El…