Emirati firms to buy 51.3 pct stake in Egypt's NBD
CAIRO: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank and Emirates International Investment Company will buy a 51.3 percent stake in Egypt s National Bank for Development for LE 159 ($27.9 million), Egypt s…
Egypt says it's stepping up crackdown on copyright piracy
CAIRO: Egypt is stepping up efforts to control rampant piracy of copyrighted material, officials said Thursday, after the United States put the country on a watch list of 12 countries…
New ADSL rules cause stir among internet users
CAIRO: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology's (MCIT) recent decision to cut the price of ADSL internet connections, while limiting the download capacity, has prompted an uproar among internet…
Townhouse celebrates a group of 'very special' artists
Last Wednesday, July 25, the Townhouse Gallery celebrated the achievements of the children who partook in the summer workshop."I want to welcome you all to a very special celebration, said…
BOOK REVIEW: Growing pains of Hell's residents
In a modest bus station of the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, an old Saudi man with a thick, untrimmed mustache stands in line, gazing aimlessly at the crowds. He looks…
New Iraqi oil and natural gas law approved
The Iraqi parliament voted on Wednesday in favor of the long-discussed new Iraqi oil and natural gas law, thus allowing foreign investment in both sectors. The parliament specified that this…
Balancing France's public interests and private passions
One puzzling and often overlooked feature of the France that elected Nicolas Sarkozy as its new president, and that gave his political allies a clear if not overpowering parliamentary mandate,…
Me versus you = me versus me
BEIRUT/BRUSSELS: While watching media coverage of controversial issues and bloody conflicts taking place between the West and the Arab/Muslim world, one may think that two kinds of human beings exist…
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT: The press we deserve!
We were gathered around the dinner table at the residence of the British Ambassador in Cairo Sir Derek Plumbly. The occasion was the visit Kim Howells to Cairo.As Minister of…
American-style universities prove popular in the Arab world
KUWAIT CITY: Public opinion polls show that while Arab popular support for US foreign policy is at an all-time low, the popularity of American-style higher education in Arab society is…