Sawiris on entrepreneurship: No pain no gain
CAIRO: As an entrepreneur, there are a few people you'd be lucky to meet early on. If you're lucky, you would even get their advice on how well the business…
London's Carnaby St marks 50 years since Swinging Sixties
London s Carnaby Street, a potent symbol of the Swinging Sixties where the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix hung out, is marking 50 years as a style icon…
The comfort of dormancy
After tackling hunger in "Gou (Hunger), Egyptian novelist Mohamed Al-Bosaty turns his pen to another predicament troubling the Egyptian poor: housing. In "Ghoraf lil Egaar (Rooms for Rent), he tells…
Letter to the Editor: Apartheid week not 'weakness'
This letter is in regards to an op-ed entitled "Apartheid week or 'weakness'? , recently distributed by CGNews and republished on Monday, March 15 by Daily News Egypt.I have been…
The Kremlin temptation
PARIS: What is the significance of France's recent sale of four powerful Mistral-class warships to Russia? Was it business as usual or an irresponsible move contributing to a dangerous shift…
Public memory and conflict in the Holy Land
JERUSALEM: The flare-up over the Israeli government s decision to put Rachel s Tomb along with what Jews call the Cave of the Patriarchs and Muslims call the Ibrahimi Mosque…
Murdoch's pan-Arab foray seen as 'Trojan horse' in Egypt
CAIRO: The tie-up between Arab entertainment giant Rotana and pro-Israel media mogul Rupert Murdoch is viewed in Egypt not only with suspicion but as signaling the decline of Arab film…
Over 300 Islam Online employees resign
CAIRO: The majority of Islam Online (IOL) Egypt's 330 staff submitted their resignation following a two-day sit-in spurred by warnings of mass lay-offs and employee investigations by the website's Qatari…
Officer accused of torturing Fayoum doctor may escape punishment, warns rights group
CAIRO: "There are strong and clear indications that the Fayoum officer accused of having tortured Dr. Taha Abdel Tawwab is on his way to escaping punishment, stated the Arabic Network…
Agriculture minister makes compromise over land ownership dispute with employees
CAIRO: Agriculture Minister Amin Abaza reached an agreement with employees at the General Authority of Reconstruction Projects and Agricultural Development (GARPAD) as well as the Land Reclamation sector, who staged…