Buttered Up: Mechoui-style roasted leg of lamb – from a Frenchman
Only recently did it come to my attention that some of my friends found “foodies” to be elitists. Altogether, they upheld the thought that all foodies sat — armed with…
Two exhibitions give diverse revolution perspectives
Egypt’s revolution was the catalyst for an outpouring of artistic inspiration by local and foreign artists alike. Two current exhibitions in Cairo capture the spirit of the post-revolutionary artistic scene.…
China’s five-year plan and global interest rates
By Martin Feldstein CAMBRIDGE: China’s new five-year plan will have important implications for the global economy. Its key feature is to shift official policy from maximizing GDP growth toward raising consumption…
Violent Afghan protests serve as Pakistani warning
By Qazi Abdul Qadeer Khamosh ISLAMABAD: As I followed the bloody demonstrations in Afghanistan these past few weeks on the news, I wondered if dialogue could help people realize the consequences…
China should import deflation
By Yao Yang BEIJING: With China’s inflation — and inflation expectations — rising, how can price stability be maintained without threatening the country’s booming growth? Reconciling growth and fighting inflation is…
Wael Ghonim tops Time’s 100 most influential
NEW YORK: Thirty-year-old Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who became the face of the Egyptian revolution, topped Time magazine’s yearly list of the world’s 100 most influential people. WikiLeaks founder…
France pledges to help Egypt’s ‘fantastic transition’
CAIRO: France's junior minister for trade Pierre Lellouche pledged French support for Egypt during a visit to Cairo on Wednesday, extending an invitation for the country to attend a Group…
Prison mulled for Mubarak, health ‘unstable’
CAIRO: The Prosecutor General on Thursday mulled sending Hosni Mubarak to jail or to a prison hospital as reports emerged the ousted president's health is "unstable". Egypt's public prosecutor Abdel…
Mubarak’s name to be lifted from state institutions
CAIRO: The Cairo Emergency Court ordered on Thursday the removal of the names of Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne Mubarak from all squares, streets and institutions…
Qena protesters accuse El-Essawy of inciting tribal violence
CAIRO: Thousands of protesters in Qena called on Thursday for the prosecution of Deputy Prime Minister Yehia El-Gamal and accused Minister of Interior Mansour El-Essawy of inciting tribal violence. Since…