In dramatic reversal, Qatar signs $6.5 bln Airbus deal
DUBAI: Qatar Airways finally returned to the table to sign a $6.5-billion deal with Airbus hours after cancelling an announcement at the last minute and bluntly telling the European planemaker…
Egypt bourse cancels Orascom Construction trades
CAIRO: Egypt's stock exchange said in suspended trading in Orascom Construction Industries shares on Tuesday and cancelled the day's trades in the stock after the company announced plans for an…
Sofitel Winter Palace Luxor hotel still dazzles
By Heba Elkayal At the Winter Palace Luxor hotel’s gift shop, Gaddis, hangs an old sign that reads: “You are requested to consider yourself at home here. The staff will serve…
From Bamako to Cape Town at Paris Photo fair
Twenty years ago, a retired Malian portrait photographer called Seydou Keita sat at home in Bamako, quietly tinkering with his motorbike, when a Paris art dealer came knocking on his…
Egypt tourist arrivals up in Q3
CAIRO: Tourist arrivals in Egypt, after a slump during the unrest which led to the downfall of president Hosni Mubarak, rose by 23.2 percent in the third quarter, official statistics…
Jonas Oliveira gives Brazil 2-0 win over Egypt
DOHA: Jonas Oliveira scored once in each half Monday to give Brazil a 2-0 win over Egypt in a friendly in Qatar. The Valencia striker struck in the 39th and…
‘Spring-less’ Palestine?
By Ibrahim Shikaki In recent years, and for various ecological reasons, Palestinians have been witnessing a "two-seasoned" year. Each year more noticeably than the one before, two seasons prevail: a colder-than-average…
Lessons from Indonesia’s Maluku conflict
By Elektronita Duan TOBELO, Indonesia: From 1999 to 2002 the conflict between Christians and Muslims in the Indonesian islands of Maluku, including in my region — the island of Halmahera in…
Energy markets or energy governance?
By Javier Solana and Ãngel Saz-Carranza MADRID: This month, the International Energy Agency will publish its annual report, the internationally definitive World Energy Outlook, which will confirm that we are not…
Can immigration reform renew America’s multicultural identity?
By Ninoska Marcano VIENNA, Virginia: As controversial state laws on immigration continue to be at the forefront of national debate in the United States, so is the sentiment that Americans are…