Hamas welcomes Egypt plan for Palestinian unity
GAZA CITY: Hamas gave its tentative support Tuesday to an Egyptian plan to reconcile the movement and the rival Fatah faction of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas amid a looming constitutional…
On Wheels:Paris Motor Show goes green
FRANKFURT: The Paris Motor Show, or the Mondial de l'Automobile, is widely recognized as the ultimate show for cars lovers and manufacturers alike. Held every two years in Paris since…
Caring for Egyptian car owners
CAIRO: Car owners are concerned about one thing: how to get their vehicle back on the road quickly if it breaks. Recent media attention has focused on the Egyptian auto…
Switching gears: Drivers increasingly choosing automatic cars to navigate Cairo's traffic
CAIRO: Cairo's drivers are no strangers to the manual transmission. Most learned to drive on manual cars and, up until recently, choose manual over automatic when purchasing a car. The…
Egyptian stock market plunges 8.85 pct as OCI tanks
CAIRO: Egypt's main stock index plunged 8.85 percent on Wednesday, following Gulf Arab markets lower as heavyweight Orascom Construction Industries plummeted. The benchmark CASE 30 index last traded at 5,112.29…
THE REEL ESTATE: Egypt's reel sex dilemma
One particular news item caught my attention last week. According to reports, scriptwriter Ahmed Saleh denounced the cinematic treatment of his "Kobolat Masrooka (Stolen Kisses) script, accusing director Khaled El…
Decoding Egypt: Abolishing the Rentier Mentality
If anything in Egypt is worth learning from the global financial crisis, it is that the current structure of the Egyptian economy and the mindset sustaining it needs fundamental change.…
Women and the American Presidential Campaign
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON: Barack Obama and John McCain are the two contenders in America's presidential election this year, but the campaign has also been dominated by two very different women, Hillary…
Kouchner and the Palestinian-Israeli struggle
PARIS: After his visit to Jenin accompanied by Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner became more optimistic, despite the existing tribulations in the Palestinian territories.Fayyad is…