Egypt’s plan to open Gaza border reveals shifts
JERUSALEM: Egypt's announcement that it will open a key border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip within days sparked concern in Israel on Friday and revealed how the upheaval in…
PM no show at official Labor Day celebration
CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf did not attend an army-sponsored Labor Day celebration organized by the official General Federation of Trade Unions, opting instead to issue a statement aired on…
Ex-finance minister to face trial, summoned by Interpol
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud referred ex-finance minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali to a criminal court over new corruption charges, the general prosecution said in a statement Saturday.…
Israel worried by Egypt Rafah decision: minister
JERUSALEM: Israel is "worried" by Egypt's plan to imminently reopen the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip, Israeli vice prime minister Silvan Shalom said on Sunday. His comments came…
Study: Americans spend more on arts than movies
The National Endowment for the Arts has released a new study showing that although more Americans regularly go to the movies, they spend more money on the performing arts in…
Teen’s film looks at 9/11 through youths’ memories
What Brook Peters saw and heard in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001, is recorded in his mind in flashes and fragments, a set of visceral memories that weighed on…
Accentus of another time
By Chitra Kalyani To recall Spain is perhaps to use too modern a name; one must recall the Iberian peninsula, Andalusia and Aragon, to evoke the intermingling of traditions that brought…
Jordan wants more Iraqi oil after Egypt gas cut
AMMAN: Jordan's energy minister said on Sunday he has asked Iraq to increase oil supplies to 30,000 barrels a day to meet its needs after Egyptian gas stopped flowing when…
Overlooking social responsibility leads to failure, says AAIB
CAIRO: At its seventh annual contest launching, the Arab African International Bank (AAIB) reiterated its commitment to corporate social sustainability in Egypt. In the first competition of its kind in…
Big data: How far can it go?
By Amira Salah-Ahmed/ CAIRO: Businesses use “analytics as a competitive advantage,” and for this reason, it must be both highly available and predictable, according to Scott Gnau, chief development officer for…