A photographic walk down memory lane
The Arab Image Foundation works to preserve the true image of the region's pastCAIRO: Photographic images were instrumental in recording the social, cultural, economic and political transformation as it struggled…
Millions in Egypt could suffer from climate change: report
Possible threat to progress toward development goals for AfricaNAIROBI, KENYA: According to the International Development Research Center (IDRC) climate changes will impede progress toward development goals in Africa and could…
Cairo streets take on a new dynamic
The psychology of the harasser and how to fight backCAIRO: As 17-year-old Layla is walking down a main street in Maadi, she notices a man straddling a bicycle on the…
Interest rate hike draws mixed reactions
Capmas: Inflation rate reaches 10 percent in OctoberCAIRO: The Central Bank s (CB) Thursday decision to raise overnight interest rates by 0.5 percent to help curb inflation has drawn mixed…
CIB says eyes Middle East expansion
CAIRO: Commercial International Bank (CIB), one of Egypt s top three private-sector banks, said on Monday it was eyeing potential expansion in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the Gulf. The bank…
Reel Estate: Shadows of a missing world
Stone's latest film misses the markAs odd as this may sound, World Trade Center isn t really about 9/11. WTC is, for the most part, a Hollywood disaster movie marketed,…
US key to solving Palestinian-Israeli conflict
The words we use and the statements we make define who we are, what we believe. The more accurate our pronouncements are, the closer we are to the truth and…
Saving Iraq's justice: move Saddam's trial abroad
So Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death. This does not come as a surprise. If one person were to be singled out in the world today for the ultimate sentence,…
No negotiations, no peace
The Israeli-Palestinian political arena has never looked worse. This is a reflection of the negative political situation internally in both areas. It seems that the main political agenda of the…