The late Edward Said wrote this article to mark the 50th anniversary of the Nakba. Sadly for the Arab world, every word and idea it contains is just as relevant today as it was in 1998. On the 70th anniversary of the loss of Palestine in 1948, (...)
A dramatic alarm was raised at the meeting of the Syrian opposition umbrella group in exile, the National Coalition, in Istanbul. The scheduled meeting was convened in order to choose a new president for the embattled group, which has seen internal (...)
Throughout most of its history, the Syrian city of Aleppo was a city state or the capital of the surrounding territory in what is now northern Syria and parts of southern Turkey. Today, there are strong indications that this ancient city may once (...)
Earlier in May, in what was just one incident in a string of many atrocities committed against the Syrian people and their heritage, the ISIS destroyed what is thought to be a priceless 3000 year old Assyrian statue.
The statue was confiscated from (...)
It seems not a month goes by without some new entity emerging from the ever split and divided Syrian opposition, whether in its Islamic or mainstream components. The formation late last month, April, 2014, in Istanbul of the Syrian Islamic council, (...)
When Assad announced on the 7th April, the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Baath party of which he is also head, that "the project of political Islam has failed" many observers were puzzled by the exact meaning of his remarks.
Which (...)
is nearing its final stage. It comes after more than two years of deadly stalemate. The city is split down the middle and a once-hopeful rebel movement has disintegrated into chaos, spawning radicalism and extremism in its wake.
On 20 July 2012, (...)
MasterCard has formed a partnership with Bank Audi, Alfa and Touch to introduce in Lebanon an innovative cashless mobile payment solution, "Tap2Pay", which allows consumers to conduct daily transactions using their mobile phones. The agreement was (...)
Across the globe, 70% of future leaders are likely to reject what traditionally organised businesses have to offer and opt for working independently through digital means, according to professional services network Deloitte.
Findings based on the (...)
Maximilian Forte, Slouching towards Sirte: NATO's War on Libya and Africa,Baraka Books: Montreal, 2012, pp341
Maximilian Forte's book on the Libyan War Slouching towards Sirte is another powerful (and hence marginalised) study of the imperial powers (...)
Middle East job site Bayt.com and research and consulting organisation YouGov Siraj conducted a survey, "Millennials in the MENA", on the labour pool in the region in order to gather information on factors affecting employment across various (...)
The Suez Cement Group of Companies (SCGC) sponsored a national contest to contribute to efforts to celebrate female architects in Egypt. The inaugural arcVision Prize Egypt – Women and Architecture Award was presented to Jane Azmi, the first (...)
The European Commission organised a regional conference, "Meeting EuroMed Common Challenges", on Sunday to launch Horizon 2020, the largest collaborative research programme in the world, with an overall budget of €80m. The programme is set to be (...)
BEIJING: The global economy has stepped back from the brink of danger and signs of stabilization are emerging from the euro zone and the United States, but high debt levels in developed markets and rising oil prices are key risks ahead, the IMF said (...)
CAIRO: Polling stations across Egypt today witnessed the presence of the armed forces, tasked with the responsibility of facilitating and securing the elections process amongst representatives of various political parties.
A Youm7 photographer (...)
SUEZ: A tanker truck carrying kerosene overturned 90 km from Suez, causing an explosion on the Ain Sokhna-Zaafarana road Friday.
The explosion occurred due to friction between the tank with the road, causing a fire in the tank.
Firefighters (...)
CAIRO: A video showing Egyptian security forces intentionally shooting rubber bullets at demonstrators' faces is circulating on social networking sites Twitter and Facebook.
The video takes place in Mohamed Mahmoud Street, which links Cairo's (...)
SUEZ, Egypt: "We are monitors and administrators only," said Suez Governor Maj. Gen. Mohamed Abdel Moneim Hashem regarding the role of the transitional government in Egypt's upcoming parliamentary elections.
In a statement to Youm7, Hashem said, (...)
SUEZ, Egypt: Suez National Day celebrations were held on October 23, where flames were lit in front of the memorial wall of the martyrs of October war, near the cabinet of the province. Photos of the October War martyrs in 1973 and the Egyptian (...)
LONDON/NEW YORK: Qatar made a billion dollar error when it built its liquefied natural gas shipping fleet in the last decade, and now consumers may have to pay for the misstep.
The world's biggest LNG producer is about to approve the overhaul of (...)
CAIRO: Dozens of Egyptian youth of Al-Arabein neighborhood in Suez staged night marches in preparation for the demonstration on Friday September 30.
The demonstrators raised banners saying, "Our appointment is on September 30," "Together to (...)
SUEZ, Egypt: The Suez Attorney General today decided to form a maritime inspection committee to investigate and determine the cause behind the sinking of the Panamanian ship in the Suez Canal earlier this week.
The ship sank on Thursday as Suez (...)
SUEZ, EGYPT: The district attorney in Suez decided to form a Maritime Inspection Committee to determine the sinking of a ship in the waiting area of the Suez Canal.
The ship, which flew the Panamanian flag, sunk Thursday. Suez Canal Authority (...)
Dozens of demonstrators gathered in Suez's main square to protest the deaths of six Egyptian soldiers at the hands of the Israeli military Sunday evening.
Protestors congregating in Suez's El-Arbaeen square condemned the incident in which six (...)
CAIRO: The Islamic advocate, Abdallah Abdel Rahman, decided his family will stage a sit-in outside the American Embassy in Cairo next Friday. Abdallah is the son of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who's been detained in the U.S. since 1993.
Abdallah (...)