Amer Group eyes more home sales to Europeans
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate developer Amer Group is eyeing a boost in home sales to Europeans, banking on the North African country's relatively low prices and Mediterranean climate, an…
Palestinian settlers?
The question of Israel's illegal settlements in occupied Palestine is one of the core issues of the conflict. In blatant violation of international law, the continuing expansion of new and…
A rentier coup in a rentier state
The quickly declining health of Ras Al Khaimah’s ruler is precipitating a round of intrigue and succession stories in the northernmost Emirate of the UAE. Sheikh Saqr Al Qasimi, 92,…
From 'Les Bleus' to 'the Blues'
PARIS: Is football (soccer) just a mirror that reflects the collective emotions of a country? Or should it instead be seen as a magnifying glass, if not sometimes a distorting…
The greening of growth
NAIROBI: The G-20 summit in Toronto offers an opportunity for a long, hard look at how green investments are assisting economic recovery and job growth in many countries, while generating…
Israeli border guard kills Egyptian drug smuggler
JERUSALEM: An Israeli military spokeswoman says border guards shot and killed an Egyptian infiltrator suspected of smuggling drugs into Israel. The spokeswoman said Saturday that the man did not heed…
Gilad Schalit's family marching to Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: The family of a captured Israeli soldier set out Sunday on a 12-day march to Jerusalem to press Israeli leaders to make a deal with his Hamas captors to…
Cairo’s zabbaleen reclaim their share in garbage collection
CAIRO: The screening of Mai Iskander’s “Garbage Dreams”, a documentary on Cairo’s trash collectors known as zabbaleen, at Darb 1718 this Monday was an opportunity not only to shed…
Drilling platforms not guilty of oil spill, says ministry
CAIRO: Waste dumping and residual oil stains on rocks caused the recent oil spill on the Red Sea coast of Hurghada, according to online news portal masrawy.com. The committee assigned…
Between principle and peril
It is perhaps somberly appropriate to address the issue of Israeli settlements one week after a state investigation committee made its final report on the failed resettlement of the Jewish…