BG to spend $3bln on Egypt gas plans
BG Group, the biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas to the US, said it planned to spend more than $3 billion exploring for and producing natural gas in Egypt by…
Masterful strokes of success, en pointe
If you spot a woman, sketchbook in hand, studiously watching the dancers rehearsing at the Cairo Opera House, chances are it s Rana Chalabi. "Catching the movement while they're moving,…
ALBUM REVIEW: Tamer Hosny back with "Ya Bent Al Aeh"
If you find yourself in love, badly hurt, or dying to get your lover back, get yourself a copy of Tamer Hosny s new album Ya Bent Al Aeh, (Oh…
How about a little more swing?
More than any other musical genre, swing music hasn't aged well. The straightforward lyrics, uncomplicated themes and sense of innocent playfulness and sincerity have made it somehow out of touch…
The commodity problematique
If you will not pay us reasonable prices for our exports, we will export ourselves It s the kind of "it s-not-fair situation that makes poorer nations wonder where the…
A war of nerves rages between Erdogan and Turkey's military
Arab journalists, more than any other journalists around the world, need security. They need physical security and economic security as well as the security of strong laws and regulations. Being…
Expect more of Blair's style from Brown
A family in Kosovo has just named their new born son Tonibler, after - I kid you not - the United Kingdom s outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom the…
Arab journalists are under more than one kind of fire
With the political standoff surrounding the selection of a new president intensifying, Turkey is entering a critical period that could have a profound effect on both the country's internal evolution…
America's suicidal statecraft in the Middle East
Since its victory in the Cold War, America's global hegemony has rested on three pillars: economic power, military might, and a vast capacity to export its popular culture. The recent…
New dates, old commitments
The American benchmarks plan that was recently submitted to both Israelis and Palestinians is a very significant step. It marks an important and useful change of gear for American involvement…