Vague agenda fuels doubts over Egypt’s Brotherhood
CAIRO: Few things better sum up Egypt's uncharted future than the vague policy platform of the Muslim Brotherhood, a long-repressed Islamist movement poised to become a decisive force in mainstream…
Buttered Up: Chocolate chip cookies & dangerously sweetened TV
Running around the hotels that Daddy bossed in allowed me to delve superficially into the world of waiters. Waiter World was different than the world we lived in — they…
Harry Potter goes digital with e-books
Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling on Thursday took her lucrative boy wizard into the digital age, revealing that his adventures will now be sold as e-books through a website that…
ANALYSIS: Egypt army may pull strings from barracks in future
By Edmund Blair / Reuters CAIRO: Hossam El-Hamalawy is used to being in trouble with the authorities. State security hauled him in three times for his activism when Hosni Mubarak was…
Fight against sexual harassment needs to go beyond social media, activists say
By Deea Ariana CAIRO: While a call for speaking out against sexual harassment online gathered a lot of attention on the blogosphere, women’s rights activists agreed that more needs to…
Alstom in deal to build high-speed rail in Iraq
LE BOURGET: French engineering group Alstom has signed a preliminary deal to build a high-speed rail line between Baghdad and Basra in Iraq, French junior transport minister Thierry Mariani said…
Oil around $107, impact of IEA release fades
LONDON: Oil's sharp sell-off paused on Friday as the impact of a surprise announcement of emergency fuel stocks from consumer nations faded. Brent crude futures eased 54 cents to $106.72…
ANALYSIS: Egypt likely to hold off on foreign bond sale
CAIRO: Egypt is unlikely to tap the international bond market in the next few months despite a hefty budget deficit since political uncertainty would drive up costs and the…
Marriott outlines plans for Egypt venues
CAIRO: Despite a 60-70 percent decrease in occupancy during this season, Marriott remains committed to the Egyptian market. With leisure travel battering the hotel’s business in resort destinations like Sharm…
WADA lab errors falsely accused athletes of doping
LAUSANNE: Egypt international footballer Hossam Ghaly and an American female marathon runner were falsely suspected of doping because of a Malaysian laboratory's mistakes, according to a Court of Arbitration for…
