Business Highlights
Kuwaitis lead establishment of LE 1 billion north Africa private equity firmCAIRO: Kuwait-based KIPCO Asset Management Company (KAMCO) announced Monday the launch of a KD 50 million (LE 992.4 million)…
Al Jazeera tops Forbes list of Arab brands
Forbes CEO forum comes to the Middle East for the first timeDUBAI: Television news channel Al Jazeera won the top spot in a list of the best-known Arab brands compiled…
Egypt bars public from budget process
Economist say obscurities in budget handling could overburden tax payersCAIRO: Egypt is one of six countries that keep their constituents in the dark about the state of their budgets until…
Veiled Prejudice
Britain's ex-foreign secretary's recent commentary on the Muslim niqab, or full veil, as a "visible statement of separation and of difference that "makes it more difficult for people "to acknowledge…
Al-Ahly eases past helpless Mahalla
Team moves into sixth spot on league tableCAIRO: Two goals from Flavio Amado and Mohamed Abu Treika gave Al-Ahly an easy 2-0 home win over Ghazl Mahalla in the Egyptian…
SPORTS TALK: Cover girls
Sports and religion can coexistFor millions of people, sport is very nearly a religion, yet few, save neglected wives and girlfriends, complain. Why, then, is there dispute when we want…
Sa'deya wants to try
Tale of peasant woman turned prostitute delves into the forbiddenCAIRO: Hussein Abdel Alim's "Sa'deya wa Abdel Hakam wa Akhroun (Sa'adeya, Abdel Hakim and Others) reads like a short film, a…
Head north or east this Eid
North Coast and Red Sea resorts this year s top Eid vacation destinationsCAIRO: The short Eid vacation has led many to opt for local holiday destinations, with Porto Marina in…
The extensive cooking sessions aren't over yet
Recipes to delight family and friends during the EidCAIRO: If you think the continuous cooking that is the trademark of Ramadan is about to end, think again. The Eid is…
