The Grey: Knocking on hell’s door
The trailer sold a sci-fi type horror flick with cheap thrills and a snowy destitute landscape. The subject of its advertisement seemed to fall into that category of films…
Arab Spring and the peace process: The real domino effect
By Zvi Bar'el Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has been full of surprises in the last couple of months. First came his announcement that the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations should be given a chance.…
A futile exercise?
By Hassan A. Barari Jordan's recent efforts to hold exploratory pre-negotiation talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis could not be more surprising. Over an extended period of time, King Abdullah…
The nation-state reborn
By Dani Rodrik CAMBRIDGE: One of our era’s foundational myths is that globalization has condemned the nation-state to irrelevance. The revolution in transport and communications, we hear, has vaporized borders and…
Europe’s Tobin tax distraction
By Barry Eichengreen CAPE TOWN: At last, European leaders have revealed their top-secret plan for solving the euro’s crisis. And it is — drum roll — a version of the “Tobin…
Insight: Arabs open way for arming Syrians, civil war feared
CAIRO: After a bruising meeting in a five-star Cairo hotel, Arab foreign ministers led by Gulf states hinted to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad that unless he halts his violent crackdown,…
Egypt state press escalates dispute over US NGOs
CAIRO: Egyptian state-run newspapers escalated a dispute with the United States over an inquiry into civil society groups on Tuesday by splashing across their front pages accusations of an American…
Gamal Abdel Nasser faculty, staff go on strike
CAIRO: Two hundred and fifty faculty and staff started an open strike Sunday at Gamal Abdel Nasser Experimental School in Heliopolis, suspending teaching and all other activities to pressure the…
Cityscape Egypt opens next week, in association with Next Move
CAIRO: Cityscape Egypt, in association with Next Move, is gearing up to open its inaugural exhibition and conference on February 20, at the Cairo International Convention Center. Taking place February…
OTVentures acquires stake in Egypt group-buying site
CAIRO: OTVentures, an online and mobile technology company affiliated with Orascom Telecom, Media and Technology (OTMT), acquired a 51 percent stake of Egypt’s group-buying site Dare’n’Deal, in a deal worth…