World Bank musters $5.5 billion for solar projects
WASHINGTON: The World Bank announced Wednesday $5.5 billion would be invested in solar energy projects in five countries of the Middle East and North Africa in a bid to combat…
Egypt telecom regulator delays bid deadline
CAIRO: Egypt s telecom regulator has delayed by two months the deadline for bids for two restricted licenses to supply cable, voice and Internet services, its head said on Thursday.…
Baker & McKenzie celebrates 30 years of legal excellence in the Middle East
CAIRO: One of the largest international law firms Baker & McKenzie is commemorating its 60th anniversary this year. Half of that time they have spent building a successful practice in…
Obama defends war as he accepts Nobel peace prize
OSLO: President Barack Obama evoked the cause of a just war on Thursday, accepting his Nobel Peace Prize just nine days after sending 30,000 more US troops to battle in…
146 investigation requests submitted against gov't in PA session
CAIRO: A total of 146 investigation requests were submitted against the government by MPs in a special session of the People's Assembly (PA) Tuesday evening to set a schedule for…
Polluted Atmosphere in Copenhagen?
COPENHAGEN: Just when you thought the toxic clouds of "Climategate had lifted, the atmosphere at the UN's summit in Copenhagen was polluted once again. The Danish Text - as it…
Nothing shook that floor
It seems that the Cairo Opera House in the east and the western Broadway spectacles in the west are two worlds never meant to cross paths. For the second time…
'Welad El-Am': A simplistic confrontation with a reinvented enemy
Espionage and intelligence have always had a special appeal on screen where mystery and thrill are placed in a larger-than-life context along with the compulsory notions of nationalism and patriotism.The…
The September Issue
I'm not a man of fashion. For as long as I can remember, I've never developed any interest in fashion, never comprehended women's fervor for clothes. I've never watched a…
