Labor dilemma in Egypt's garment sector presages larger problems
CAIRO: For years Egypt has exported laborers, primarily to its wealthy neighbors in the Gulf. Remittances from Egyptians working abroad are one of the three primary sources of revenue on…
Egypt's OT to challenge Mobinil decision in court
CAIRO: Egypt s Orascom Telecom will challenge in court a decision to allow France Telecom to buy all of mobile operator Mobinil s shares in a deal worth a potential…
The Avatar decade
James Cameron s latest epic "Avatar is the work of a visionary ... but if you are an avid moviegoer who has followed his work in the past three decades,…
The best of both worlds
RAMLA, Israel: For at least two millennia, political and educational philosophers have remained adamant about the pre-eminent place formal schooling holds in shaping the "good citizen.However, while the place of…
The fairness of financial rescue
BERKELEY: Perhaps the best way to view a financial crisis is to look at it as a collapse in the risk tolerance of investors in private financial markets. Maybe the…
No military solution to conflicts
The nature of the current wars in the wider western Asian area reveals a disturbing trend: next to sources of conflict between states there are an increasing number of conflicts…
Egyptian parents start to realize importance of PCs for children, says study
CAIRO: Conventionally, before Egyptian students sit for their thanawya amma exams, outings and time spent watching TV and usining computers is automatically cut down, if not eliminated altogether. Seen by…
France joins Europe flu vaccine sell-off
PARIS: France has joined other European countries in selling off millions of its emergency swine flu vaccines after buying far more than it needed to fight the outbreak, the government…
Foreign Ministry says will appeal Dresden ruling to dismiss case against German police
CAIRO: Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement Saturday refuting accusations in the media that the ministry will not appeal a Dreseden court decision to dismiss a case against…
Court bans three students in niqab from attending exams
CAIRO: The Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court supported the prohibition of three university students wearing niqab - the full face veil - from attending exams. On Sunday, the court refused an…