Constitutional amendments are aimed at broadening citizens' freedoms says Mubarak
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak, in statements to Mena editor-in-chief earlier this week, explained that the constitutional amendments proposed are basically aimed at promoting democracy, "deepening its values and expanding citizens'…
Visa solidifies its position in Egypt
CAIRO: Third quarter results for the period ending September 2006 were released by Visa International.The results highlighted the steady acceleration of major indicators: the number of all Visa cards in…
Ministry of Investment valuation sets AMOC share price at LE 95
CAIRO: The Ministry of Investment (MOI) announced Tuesday it has set the price of a 50 percent stake in Alexandria Mineral Oils Company (Amoc) at LE 3.9 billion, or LE…
THE REEL ESTATE: At war with the mystics
Determining the one true turning point in film history has, and always will be, one of the most discussed and divisive topics among filmmakers and historians alike. For some, it…
Islamist NGOs an integral part of Muslim societies
It has been all too easy, both inside the Muslim-dominated world and in the West, to dismiss Islamist organizations, i.e. those affiliated with parties advocating political Islam as opposed to…
Dealing with the challenge of a 'national Islamism'
In looking at the likely status of the Arab-Israel conflict or diplomatic process during 2007, a key factor is the dramatic change taking place in Arab politics. On a strategic…
Downtown Beirut: frontline to the world
Every time I walk through the frontline of the political confrontation in downtown Beirut between the American and Saudi-backed Fouad Seniora Lebanese government and the Iranian and Syrian-backed Hezbollah-led opposition,…
Reconsider containment in Iraq and the Middle East
The United States and the world are focused on whether the Bush administration will adopt the Iraq Study Group's recommendations for an exit strategy from Iraq. That is the most…
The empire of rice and lentils
Abou Tarek, now a three-storey Koshari outlet, is promising to expand to become the biggest in the countryCAIRO: In a period of time in which news of fast gain and…
Contaminated blood bags implicate member of parliament
CAIRO: Some 200,000 polluted bags used to package donated blood, have been seized from the ministry of health's stores in connection with an ongoing scandal involving a member of parliament.…