Egypt ranked world's 10th business reformer
CAIRO: Egypt jumped 11 places in aggregate rankings on the ease of doing business and scored the world's 10th business reformer this year, according to the World Bank's "Doing Business…
COMPANY PROFILE: Suez Cement steps over stumbling blocks
CAIRO: By the beginning of 2008, things were at a tipping point in the construction market. In the cement sector, many companies were pulling in record profits while high demand…
Talaat Moustafa says worth $6.37 billion
CAIRO: Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG), whose share price was hit by the arrest of its former chairman in a murder case, said on Wednesday its assets were worth LE 34.5…
IN DEPTH: Construction, real estate stocks feel the heat this summer
CAIRO: After the May 5 price hikes, the Egyptian Stock Exchange rang bells of distress, collapsing several times during the summer, with real estate and construction sectors among the hardest…
BUSINESS BEAT: At home in Ain Sokhna
CAIRO: When Marwa Sabah and David Blanks began apartment hunting in preparation for their marriage, they were determined to find a spacious, affordable three-bedroom in Heliopolis.While their needs seemed simple,…
Indian pair, debutants make Booker Prize shortlist
Authors from India, Britain, Australia and Ireland, including two debut novelists, were among the six shortlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize on Tuesday.One of the literary world's most prestigious awards,…
Beginner's luck eludes 'Oum El Dounia'
Art critics often find it difficult to strike a balance between polite assessment and blatant honesty. It's even trickier when the artist in question is an amateur: Does one take…
Michael Moore's pals make documentary films
They make movies that deal with unpleasant topics such as war and racism, yet are entertaining and even humorous. They re passionate, mischievously creative, politically liberal.Does this sound like Michael…
The Beauty of Garbage!
For the past few months, the eyes of TV viewers in Egypt and the Arab World have been glued to the dubbed-into-Arabic Turkish soap opera "Noor. The series, premised on…
Europe's Russia
SOFIA: The post-Cold War order in Europe is finished, with Vladimir Putin its executioner. Russia's invasion of Georgia only marked its passing. Russia has emerged out of the war as…