Ministry of Finance to present new property tax law to Parliament in January
Partial exemptions to apply to limited-income housingCAIRO: A new law lowering property taxes from 46 percent to 10 percent of the rental value of a home has been drafted by…
Cadbury Egypt Denies Product Recall in Local Market
Cairo: A senior official at Cadbury Egypt has denied that the company had recalled its products from the Egyptian market following reported news that Cadbury UK had withdrawn chocolate bars…
INTERVIEW: Literature with a human conscience
Nadine Gordimer speaks about her role as a writer and social activistThe written word has always been powerful, but as a writer gains prominence the power of the author's persona…
Egyptian Youth and Azhar Demos
It is not the proper time to discuss the Al Azhar University incidents. The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has already apologized for the students' parade that was the focus of media…
The boomerang effect
The Hussein execution is likely to have serious repercussions for the regionI miss the old days of colonialism. You know, the days when the suppression of the natives was done…
Practical steps for a new Iraq policy
The daily toll of events in Iraq and the intensity of media coverage from Baghdad make it hard to allow ideas on the Iraq crisis to be considered with the…
What the 'poor sots' of the world know about globalization
In 1919, the world humbly bore the loss of one of its most imaginative diplomats, when 39-year-old Mark Sykes succumbed to the Spanish flu in his well-appointed Paris hotel room.…
Egypt 2006: age, melancholy and usual vows of better
Cairo: Early in 2006, Transparency International, a Berlin-based assessment bureau, announced that Egypt's corruption index had improved from "highly acute to "rampant. Economist Ahmed al-Naggar wasn't the only one to…
Eid joy and new releases at cinemas fuel downtown crowds
CAIRO: Eid celebrations during Al-Adha, like those of Eid Al-Fitr two months ago, were marked by big crowds blocking Talat Harb Street, in anticipation of new film releases at Metro…