Egypt court upholds block on France Tel buy of Mobinil
CAIRO: An Egyptian court has upheld a ruling barring a France Telecom buyout of Mobinil, Egypt s largest mobile operator by subscribers and the focus of a bitter dispute with…
Sun City phase 1 construction complete, says HNS
CAIRO: HNS Group announced the completion of the construction works of 85 percent of Sun City phase one, Cairo's new lifestyle and entertainment complex, which is scheduled to open in…
US-Egypt Business Leaders Forum takes cooperation to the next level
CAIRO: Private sector cooperation between the US and Egypt - boosted by bilateral government support - has reached a new stage, according to the US Egypt Business Leaders Forum, formerly…
Development project in Dahshour aims to preserve local culture, heritage
CAIRO: A new project by various United Nations organizations and their Egyptian counterparts aims to revitalize the Dahshour area of Saqqara, making it a tourist location, while protecting the delicate…
Toy story: Taiwan town preserves Barbie legacy
More than two decades since the last Barbie rolled off the assembly line in Taiwan, nostalgic former factory workers are preserving her memory by tailoring exquisite dresses for the iconic…
When the streets have a name
It's that fabled street on which stars have fallen, if only for a night. At Sawy Culture Wheel on Thursday, literary and musical notables - the Haddad and Jaheen families…
An Iraqi perspective on recent elections
NASIRIYA, Iraq: The March 7 elections in Iraq remain a topic of interest around the world as both former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and current Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki scramble…
Green protectionism vs. growth
LONDON: International climate talks in Bonn, Germany (April 9-11) tried to salvage December's failed Copenhagen summit. Meanwhile, some rich countries are imposing their own carbon limitations anyway and threatening to…
No time for a trade war
NEW YORK: The battle with the United States over China's exchange rate continues. When the Great Recession began, many worried that protectionism would rear its ugly head. True, G-20 leaders…