Yemeni government counters a Shia rebellion
SANAA: Yemeni government forces used artillery and aircraft to attack Shia rebels near the border with Saudi Arabia in an escalation of the five-year-old conflict, rebels and local officials said…
Egypt may let pound slide against dollar, says EFG report
CAIRO: The Egyptian pound has made small but steady gains against the dollar this year. But at least one firm is predicting a potential shift.The pound has gained 1.1 percent…
Egyptian Exchange elects new board
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange elected a new board of directors Tuesday, after a fierce competition between candidates, comprising four members plus a representative of Misr for Clearing, Depository and Central…
Budapest's Sziget festival kicks off with anti-racism Day Zero
Hungary's Sziget music festival, one of the biggest in Europe, kicked off unofficially Tuesday with a 10-hour concert denouncing racism one day before the start of the five-day event.The bonus…
Cairo facades mingle with seashore scenery in Kunst exhibit
Currently showing at Kunst Gallery downtown is a show titled "El-Makan (The Place) by artists Reham Mostafa and Ahmed El-Karim Khaled. The show hosts a collection of photography, both in…
Sex show flap sparks Saudi attacks on satellite TV
The scandal over a man boasting about his sex life on a popular satellite television show has sparked outbursts against the huge popularity of often-racy offshore broadcasts in ultra-conservative Saudi…
Global Warming's Cheap, Effective Solution
COPENHAGEN: Global warming will mean that more people die from the heat. There will be a rise in sea levels, more malaria, starvation, and poverty. Concern has been great, but…
The Making of Great Communicators
CAMBRIDGE: Perhaps the most impressive current example of leadership based on the ability to communicate is Barack Obama, who has given three times as many interviews as George W. Bush…
Lebanese sectarianism a mixed blessing
SIDON, Lebanon: Religious pluralism is a major feature of Lebanese society and key to its political system, which requires the distribution of key positions in the state to different religious…
Egyptian student wins Dubai apprenticeship program
CAIRO: An Egyptian student at the British University in Egypt (BUE) became the first Egyptian to win the annual Dubai Summer Surprises Apprenticeship Program. Sherif Tawfiq, a business student put…