The Arab League has failed to "fulfill the hopes and expectations" of Somalia
A perpetual landmine for interventionists, Somalia has witnessed its share of inept approaches. Early in the conflict, the United States precluded any possible mediator role by denigrating the Union of…
Swiftly shifting sands of the Mideast
The following question was posed by The Washington Post a few days ago. It was answered, for The Daily Star Egypt by M.J. Akbar:Question: If Lebanon survives as a state,…
Egypt's Nobel prize winning writer Mahfuz in hospital
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: World renowned Egyptian writer Nagib Mahfuz, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988, has been admitted to hospital, a hospital official said Thursday.Mahfuz, 95, is suffering…
Three of 11 missing Egyptian students in U.S. officials' custody
Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS, U.S.: Three Egyptian students, sought along with eight others who failed to show up for an exchange program in Montana, were taken into custody on Wednesday, authorities said.Eslam…
Digitizing our cultural and natural heritage
Cultnat has taken on the task of archiving the country s rich pastCAIRO: The center for documentation of cultural and natural heritage, Cultnat (combining the two words culture and nature…
Egypt stocks dip, profit-taking hits housing sector
CAIRO: A day after hopes for a real estate boom coaxed the market up, Egyptian shares dipped on Wednesday in a volatile market with the housing sector hit by profit-taking,…
EFG downgrades Arabia Cotton Ginning
CAIRO: Investment bank EFG-Hermes cut its long-term recommendation for Arabia Cotton Ginning to accumulate from buy on Wednesday, saying a share price rally had left the stock overvalued. EFG said…
Mortgaging wave of the future
Mortgage industry numbers up, but challenges persistThe mortgage industry reached LE 514 million ($89.4 million) in contracts as of June 2006, up from LE 15.8 million ($2.7 million) recorded in…
Police officer found guilty of abusing three judges
Human rights center says further investigation needed to uncover other violationsThe Sawasya Center for Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination issued a statement earlier this week announcing that a court ruling fined…