SECTOR SERVICE: As Islamic finance booms globally, Egypt needs to play catch-up
CAIRO: A convergence between two systems of finance is taking place in the global arena: The world is looking to modern Islamic finance as an alternative to what are now…
BUSINESS BEAT: Amid the debris of Western lenders emerges a familiar but oft-neglected lesson: Educate
CAIRO: It has been hard to miss the deluge of lending-related "gloom and "woe that has overrun headlines this past year. Unless, that is, you've stuck to the Middle East,…
News in brief
Turkey's Brisa to invest in EgyptBrisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi & Ticaret AS, which makes tires in Turkey, may build a new plant in Egypt because Turkish labor costs are…
Internet socializing keeps time with the music scene
SAN FRANCISCO: As music lovers mobbed an outdoor stage, vying for views of Radiohead, Beck and other rockers, Keith McPhail enjoyed a prime view of the show from a couch…
Serbs demand re-release of book on Prophet Mohammed's love life
Serbian non-governmental organizations protested Tuesday against a company's decision last week to withdraw a novel about the Prophet Mohamed's love life, demanding its re-release."We demand the book be brought back…
An overblown party with distant shades of art
Heading to Townhouse Gallery's "Sawa annual party and summer exhibition last Sunday, I found myself trekking down Champilion Street behind a large group of people heading towards the inescapably loud…
Egyptian women at a crossroads
CAIRO: This summer, Egyptian women have broken taboos to speak out against the constraints of traditional marriage rites and the prevalence of sexual harassment in the country. Despite their recent…
Making a home in a foreign land
SHARJAH, UAE/IFRANE, Morocco: Global communication in the 21st century has reduced the distance between people from different cultures and regions, and immigration has brought people from different civilizations closer to…
What the West Can Do
TBILISI: Given the tremendous damage that Russia has inflicted on Georgia, it is easy to conclude that the Kremlin has achieved its objectives.But, so far, Russia has failed in its…
DECODING EGYPT: The Chinese Syndrome
Along with the straitened heat and humidity of the month of August, watching the Olympic Games added a sense of disgrace and bitterness to summer in Egypt, for the disparity…