German embassy refutes allegations against NGO
CAIRO: The German embassy in Cairo denied in a press release Monday allegations against the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organization. Two members of the NGO’s Cairo office were referred to the Cairo…
SCAF not to take legal action against El-Eleimy
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) said on Tuesday that it will not take any legal action against Social Democratic Party MP Ziad El-Eleimy for using offensive…
Spending spree: skyrocketing skyscrapers
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Music hath charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak — William Congreve’s The Mourning Bride (1697). My feet are killing…
NEW YORK: Within the tech community, there is much angst about whether the Web is about to be “closed.” Will it be controlled by companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google, or will it remain “open” to all? W
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Music hath charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak — William Congreve’s The Mourning Bride (1697). My feet are killing…
Is the Web closing?
By Esther Dyson NEW YORK: Within the tech community, there is much angst about whether the Web is about to be “closed.” Will it be controlled by companies like Apple, Facebook,…
Peace in Kashmir?
By Shashi Tharoor LAHORE/NEW DELHI: A subtle shift may be occurring in one of the world’s longest-standing and most intractable conflicts — the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. Increasingly,…
In Cairo, check your hijab at the door
By Dalia Rabie CAIRO: A few days ago I was not allowed to join my own birthday dinner. According to the man guarding L’Aubergine’s door, there were strict orders from the…
Egypt’s real estate boom awaits political stability, say investors
CAIRO: The future is promising for Egypt, agreed a panel of local and foreign investors on Monday, but the exact timing of a recharged real estate boom, and the identity…
Where will the Oscar surprises come from?
By Steve Pond / TheWrap (Reuters) The Oscar races can’t be decided already. Yes, "The Artist" and Jean Dujardin and Viola Davis and Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer and Michel Hazanavicius…
Synecdoche, Islamic art
By Marie-Jeanne Berger It is usually a bad omen to walk into a gallery and find out that the collection on display belongs to the ruler of the country that the…