Detangling the Holocaust from Israeli-Palestinian politics
By Moriel Rothman JERUSALEM: Late last month I went to the children's memorial in Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem. I stood there and took in the names, the…
Money pours back into Mideast stock markets
DUBAI: A sharp rise in trading turnover shows money is pouring back into Middle Eastern stock markets, after a year in which the global financial crisis and political turmoil in…
Lecico posts Q4 loss after one-off provision
CAIRO: Egyptian ceramics maker Lecico said on Thursday it made a LE 35.4 million ($5.87 million) net loss in the fourth quarter, reversing its net profit from a year earlier.…
Egypt index retreats as Mobinil rally stalls
CAIRO: Egypt’s benchmark index slipped 0.7 percent as a rally in telecom shares triggered by a France Telecom deal to buy Mobinil shares lost some of its steam. Mobinil had…
Egypt court to set date for Mubarak verdict next week
CAIRO: Lawyers defending ousted President Hosni Mubarak will make their final statements in court next Wednesday when the presiding judge will set a date to announce his verdict on charges…
Houston legacy to continue in final film, song
For Bishop T.D. Jakes, watching Whitney Houston sing a classic gospel hymn two months ago made him sure the long-struggling singer was poised for a comeback. Instead, her soulful rendition…
NSGB says Q4 net income rose 18 pct
CAIRO: National Societe Generale Bank (NSGB), Egypt's second-biggest private bank by market capitalization, boosted its net profit in the fourth quarter, partly due to ending of a charge for a…
Turkish businesses in Egypt to discuss challenges, investments
CAIRO: As Egypt strives to regain the confidence of foreign investors, members of the Turkish business community will convene with the Federation of Egyptian Chambers (FEC) on Saturday to discuss…
THE REEL ESTATE: Arab cinema: State of the union (Part 2)
If Romania taught us anything, it's that not every Romanian film should be a masterpiece. Same goes for Morocco, the newly-proclaimed leader of Arab cinema. Having produced some…
Arabs reject Russian changes for UN assembly Syria draft
UNITED NATIONS: Arab delegations have dismissed as unacceptable Russian amendments aimed at weakening a draft UN General Assembly resolution that backs an Arab plan for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to…