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What do Egypt’s generals want?
By Omar Ashour CAIRO: “Whatever the majority in the People’s Assembly, they are…
Mood indigo
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Trouble comes in threes. Tourism’s tanked. Foreign investors are…
COMMENTARY: An unknown future for Egyptian art
By Mariam Hamdy There is concern about the future of art in Egypt…
The brain drain panic returns
By Jagdish Bhagwati NEW YORK: While developed countries are angst-ridden over mostly illegal…
Egypt: Facing economic challenges
By Oxford Business Group CAIRO: The New Year sees a very different Egypt…
Peeling, meeting, and shopping
By Esther Dyson NEW YORK: In mid-December, while trying to understand what was…
The non-communicable disease paradox
By Martin Tobias WELLINGTON: Albert Einstein is reputed to have said that “everything…
Afghanistan’s terrorized women
By Mohammed Musa Mahmodi KABUL: Recently, the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)…