Kuwait’s Kharafi to build two power plants in Egypt
Egypt's Electricity Ministry will sign a deal in days with Kuwait's Kharafi Group to build two power plants in Egypt with a combined capacity of 1,000 megawatts, a spokesman for…
CI Capital plans 3 funds, sees IPOs
CI Capital, the investment banking arm of Egypt's Commercial International Bank, plans to launch three new investment funds and is working on three initial public offerings to soak up liquidity,…
Even if peace talks fail, Palestine’s independence is inevitable
AMMAN: A Palestinian state is coming – it is just not clear whether it will result from the current peace talks. It is easy to be pessimistic, or even apathetic,…
The Hamas veto
GAZA CITY: The resumption of direct peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis has broken 20 months of stalemate, and marked the entry of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu into this…
Hindemith’s ‘Cardillac’ rings in new era at Vienna State Opera
A quiet revolution is taking place in the Vienna State Opera, one of the world's greatest opera houses, under its new chief, Frenchman Dominique Meyer. While Meyer, 55, officially took…
Mob storms Kuwaiti TV station critical of rulers
An armed mob stormed the offices of a privately owned Kuwaiti TV station and destroyed its equipment after the channel aired shows critical of the country's ruling family, employees said…
Norway artist angry as works withdrawn from Syria show
Two paintings by Norway's Haakon Gullvaag that show an Israeli flag have been withdrawn from an exhibition at the French Cultural Center in the Syrian capital, the artist said on…
Visionary performers at international experimental theater fest
The 22nd Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater (CIFET) held its opening ceremony on Oct. 10, kicking off 10 days of impressive performances by talented theater troupes from around the…
China says ‘honest’ in upholding sanctions on Iran
BEIJING: China has been sincere in its efforts to uphold nuclear sanctions against Iran, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, though a spokesman would not deny that some Chinese companies may…
Most Iraqi refugees regret return, says UNHCR
GENEVA": Most refugees who have returned to Iraq have since regretted their move after finding that they faced persistent threats to their security, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday. Citing…