Mind over market
By Michael Spence MILAN: In the 66 years since World War II ended, virtually all centrally planned economies have disappeared, largely as a result of inefficiency and low growth. Nowadays, markets,…
ElBaradei’s withdrawal puts presidential race, transition and SCAF into question
CAIRO: Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei’s withdrawal from the presidential race fueled debates about the elections and the performance and intentions of the ruling military council in steering the transition period.…
The economics of disaster
By Justin Yifu Lin and Apurva Sanghi WASHINGTON, DC: Despite all of the gloomy economic news nowadays, if we thought that things couldn’t get much worse, we had a grim reminder…
Judges demand ‘purification of judiciary’
CAIRO: The Free Judges Coalition called for “purification of the judiciary” on Saturday, particularly by investigating the current Prosecutor General, the former Minister of Justice, and all members of judiciary…
Leaderless global governance
By Dani Rodrik CAMBRIDGE: The world economy is entering a new phase, in which achieving global cooperation will become increasingly difficult. The United States and the European Union, now burdened by…
Milan designers tweak the traditional overcoat
Milan fashion designers are sticking to the traditional and familiar in their menswear collection for next winter. The mood reflects the austerity all around, but it's not all gloom. There…
How long can Dior thrive without a couturier?
By Gersende Rambourg / AFP Ten months after John Galliano was sacked over a racist outburst, Dior has yet to name a new chief designer - but sales are booming. Which…
Palestinian artist ‘creates’ Gaza metro
Underground train travel to bypass a chaotic traffic system? Welcome to Gaza, one of the world's most crowded places, where a conceptual art installation expresses this tantalizing idea. Palestinian artist…
Wi-Drive gives Apple-Amazon gadgets more capacity
Kingston Technology Co. is helping pack more entertainment into Apple gadgets and Kindle Fire tablets. A Wi-Drive demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show here by the computer memory specialty company…
Egypt’s radical Salafis approach secular rivals
CAIRO: Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party has reached out to rival secular and liberal political factions in an unusual, behind-the-scenes attempt to unify their ranks and counter the Muslim Brotherhood's power…