Visa pushing cashless society program in Egypt
New school aims to educate banking sectorCAIRO: Underlining the financial sector's interest in pushing bank payment cards into the domestic marketplace, credit giant Visa will launch a certification program for…
Egypt to sign trade agreement with EFTA
Cairo: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid said on Tuesday that Egypt will sign a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which includes Switzerland,…
Kaza Royal Club extends benefits with EgyptAir
CAIRO: Kaza Royal Club announced today an exclusive partnership with EgyptAir and Karnak Travel to add a new range of airline and travel benefits for its members. Egypt is a…
Islamic banking – opportunity or threat?
Islamic banking, which implies the avoidance of interest, has become a substantial industry during the last four decades. One obvious question is whether its emergence further segregates Muslims from Western…
THE REEL ESTATE: Another bad day at the local movie theater
My movie-going experience goes way back to the late eighties when I entered a film theater in Egypt for the first time to watch some Warner Brothers cartoons in one…
Ideas for the secretary general of the Disunited Nations
The good news for Ban Ki-Moon is that he has become secretary general of the United Nations at a time when the prospects for conflict between or among the world's…
The US is taking us for a ride on the peace process
The Bush administration's Middle East policy has been a failure. Not only has the promised "new Middle East not seen the light of day but, Iraq, the country Washington had…
The new cold war in Beirut and Palestine
Lebanon and Palestine are the most dramatic examples of the new ideological battle that now defines much of the Middle East, where local players and medium-strength regional powers often interact…
War of Ideas: Insurgent channel spreads its wings
A controversial TV channel that is the voice of Iraq's anti-American insurgents looks set to launch another front in the propaganda war against the U.S. The head of al-Zawraa, which…
From Vietnam to Egypt, bird flu still raging across continents
Associated PressVINH THUAN, Vietnam: Even before the boat drifts into sight, all senses are alerted to its cargo - a chorus of raucous quacking mixed with an unmistakable stench.About 1,400…