Arab spring or summer of discontent?
By John Defterios Protests have rekindled in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on a grand scale. Hundreds were injured and expressed their frustration at what they see at the snail’s pace of…
Noel Gallagher launches solo career, regrets Oasis split
Former Oasis guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher launched his solo career this week with the announcement he has penned two albums — and an admission he regretted the British band's…
GASC seeks wheat, includes Russia
CAIRO: Egypt's main state wheat buyer set a tender to buy wheat from global suppliers on Wednesday, including Russia in the mix for the first time since Moscow's return to…
Laugh like an Egyptian
By Chitra Kalyani It’s astonishing that stand-up comedy did not gain stage-presence in Egypt up until a few years ago. Local talents at the “Freedom of Funny” show far outstripped…
Telecom Egypt eyes MVNO license towards year-end
CAIRO: Egypt's revolution has not dimmed Telecom Egypt's ambition to push further into mobile phone services and the company aims to secure a mobile virtual network license towards the end…
Why more migration makes sense
By Ian Goldin and Geoffrey Cam OXFORD: In almost every rich country, anti-immigrant fervor is at fever pitch. But it is a malady that must be resisted if these societies…
Sharaf meets candidate poised to head information ministry
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf met Thursday Editor-in-Chief of Al-Wafd newspaper Osama Heikel, candidate to head the Ministry of Information, Egynews.net website reported Thursday. Cabinet spokesman…
The ideological crisis of Western capitalism
By Joseph Stiglitz NEW YORK: Just a few years ago, a powerful ideology — the belief in free and unfettered markets — brought the world to the brink of ruin.…
Food prices see pre-Ramadan spike in Egypt
By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: As rates of imported and domestic raw materials increased by 50 percent, Egypt’s prices of sugar, yogurt, milk, coffee beans, nuts and meat are on the…
AN ISRAELI VIEW: More diplomatic theater?
By Gerald Steinberg Will the Palestine Liberation Organization's decision to seek unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood through a United Nations vote in September be a game-changer or another quickly forgotten…
