Ezz Steel pulls Egypt index higher
Shares in Egypt's largest steel producer Ezz Steel posted their biggest single day gain in nearly five months, boosted by market speculation the firm may soon bid for a new…
When marijuana is legal
BRISBANE: What will happen if Californians votes this November to legalize marijuana use by any adult over the age of 21 years? Let’s ignore for the moment the vexed constitutional…
What have climate activists learned?
COPENHAGEN: Advocates of drastic cuts in carbon-dioxide emissions now speak a lot less than they once did about climate change. Climate campaigners changed their approach after the collapse of the…
Floods reveal political opportunities in Pakistan
BERLIN: Pakistan’s floods have probably been the biggest natural calamity ever faced by a democracy. Beyond the immediate human suffering, they could become a tragedy for Pakistan’s political development. Pakistan…
How to prevent a currency war
BERKELEY: Three years into the financial crisis, one might think that the world could put Great Depression analogies behind it. But they are back, and with more force than ever.…
Heartbreak museum is Croatia’s latest attraction
An iron used for a wedding suit, a rear-view mirror broken in a jealous fit and a lower leg prosthesis — at first it's hard to find any link between…
Howard Jacobson wins Booker Prize
British writer Howard Jacobson won the prestigious Booker Prize Tuesday with his philosophical comedy "The Finkler Question," beating five other writers, including two-time winner Peter Carey and the bookies' favorite,…
Opera live in HD: For the masses or the elite?
On Oct. 9, the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Richard Wagner’s legendary “Das Rheingold” was shown at Cairo Opera House’s Small Theater. The live, high definition simulcast drew in an…
Iraq PM visits Syria in bid to stay in power
DAMASCUS: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki held talks Wednesday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus after a year-long row as he seeks to win support for his bid to…
Iran arrests top reformist from banned party, trails 5 spies
TEHRAN: Iran has arrested a top reformist from a banned political party which backed opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi in last year's presidential election, the ISNA news agency reported on…
