Zimbabwe power-sharing deal signed
HARARE: President Robert Mugabe and opposition leaders signed a deal Monday under which Zimbabwe s president of nearly three decades will cede some power, and both sides expressed hope for…
Economist debates Egypt's turbulent future
CAIRO: To people on the outside, Egypt seems to be an economically developed, stable country, but a closer look would reveal a world of suffering and "daily humiliations, The Economist…
Roots of global economic turmoil mostly behind us, says IMF chief
CAIRO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was in Cairo Monday for meetings with top government officials, sought to soften worries of an impending global economic crisis.His…
Egypt bourse tumbles to 13-month low on global sell off
CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark CASE 30 index plunged Monday to its lowest close in nearly 13 months, as investors escaped the market amid a deepening US financial crisis.The index plummeted 5.52…
Serbian book about Prophet Mohamed's love-life to be re-released
BELGRADE: A Serbian publisher decided to re-release a controversial novel about the Muslim prophet Mohamed s love life, after it was withdrawn in August, Tanjug news agency reported Sunday.The chief…
Plight of fellow Iraqis shapes oud player's music
CAIRO: Iraqi composer Naseer Shamma is such a master of the traditional Arab stringed instrument called the oud that he has taught himself to play one-handed.He was motivated not by…
The fantastic creatures of Francisco Toledo
The Mahmoud Mokhtar Culture Center is currently hosting a collection titled "Zoología Fantástica that strike a perfect balance between being thought-provoking and entertaining.Judging by the last few exhibits, finding an…
Hard Talk: The tycoon and Tameem
The arrest of construction magnate Hisham Talaat Moustafa has a number of implications that go beyond the murder of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim, whom Moustafa is charged with conspiring to…
Israeli and Palestinian doctors affect change on the ground
WASHIGTON: Last week, Prof. Marc Gopin wrote an article titled, "Leo the Healer: an untold story of Jewish/Palestinian medical partnership. The first responses have been positive and encouraging. The article…