Putin's Russia: a Potemkin village where brutes rule
It is time to end the fiction that President Vladimir Putin's "dictatorship of law has made post-communist Russia any less lawless. The murder of Anna Politkovskaya, one of Russia's bravest…
Expatriates face a changing reality in Gulf countries
The percentage of expatriates in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries grew from 22.9 in 1975 to 37.1 in 2004, constituting about 70 percent of the workforce. However, a…
How Arab security states breed insecurity
Sometimes when you get away from your part of the world and view it from afar, the wider perspective can make the dark spots appear less troublesome. Unfortunately, seen from…
The creative process in action
Unique exhibition at AUC takes viewers through the drawing processCAIRO: Art aficionados have the rare opportunity to witness the creative process in action thanks to a new show at the…
Sangria provides an extravagant night on the town
Great food and tasty shisha, good music and hot people watching, but stop at the bank firstCAIRO: When visiting Sangria, make sure to have a well-filled wallet or generous friend,…
IFC supports Egypt in implementing pilot public-private partnerships in infrastructure
CAIRO: The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Finance to provide assistance in implementing…
Egypt delaying listing of drug firm CID – report
CAIRO: Egypt s government will delay listing a part of state-owned pharmaceutical firm Chemical Industries Development to conduct a review of the planned public offering, Egypt s official MENA agency…
Raya Holding plans to acquire 75 percent of C3
CAIRO: Raya Holding Company is taking measures to acquire 75 percent of the Call Center Company, C3, in line with its plans to expand contact center services to clients in…
Egypt-Gaza border offers breath of air for suffocated Palestinians
Agence France-PresseRAFAH, Gaza Strip: Moin Shamallah grins as he sits up in the front of a Palestinian taxi at the Rafah border wearing a new suit held together with four…
