Egypt's Palm Hills to up its stake in Maccor, says paper
Egyptian real estate developer Palm Hills Developments will raise its stake in Maccor for Securities Investment Company to 60 percent, the daily Al-Mal said on Tuesday. Palm Hills had bought…
Gold prices break decline wave in domestic market to rise in March
Gold prices broke the decline wave witnessed over the past two months in the domestic market during the month of March to rise. This covered 21, 18 carat gold and…
Orascom profit up on land sales, tourism
CAIRO: Swiss-based developer Orascom Development Holding's fourth-quarter net profit jumped 50 percent after the company sold land in Oman and tourism began to recover from the financial crisis. Reuters calculated…
In Egypt, a fair minimum wage is inevitable
CAIRO: In May 2008 I interviewed Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid for a special supplement we were preparing for the World Economic Forum in the Middle…
Singapore Surprises
It's a 12-hour flight to Singapore, an island city state just off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. Singapore might suggest glitz and money with its architecturally dazzling skyline…
Model shift: Could older be the new black?
Among the more avant-garde looks shown on the runways of New York, London, Paris and Milan was one that seems ho-hum in real life: gray hair.More mature models - some…
'Call of Duty' creators come back in partnership with EA
The creators of the hit videogame franchise Call of Duty, who were fired by Activision Blizzard last month, launched a new studio Monday and announced a partnership with Activision rival…
Could thinner girls be more at risk from breast cancer?
PARIS Girls who are thin at the age of seven are at higher risk of breast cancer after menopause than chubbier counterparts and more vulnerable to a worse type of…