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...Sawiris stands on the edge of one of the biggest risks of his life. Last week, he began exclusive talks with the Italian utility Enel to acquire its mobile-phone network, Wind, in a deal that values the firm at ?12.2 billion. Assuming Sawiris pulls it off, the Wind deal will be the largest private-equity takeover in European history. It will also put him in the unusual position of building the first European telecom powerhouse out of Egypt...
...doesn't fit," acknowledges Sawiris - at least not for now. He plans to slot Wind more comfortably into his portfolio by wringing better returns out of the company, which lags far behind its two Italian competitors, TIM and Vodafone, in the amount of revenue it derives from each customer. But Sawiris says he's expecting a continuing consolidation of the mobile-phone industry, and is trying to position himself for the future. For a time, Wind and Orascom would remain entirely separate entities. But the two operations could eventually be put together. "My vision in five or eight years...
...manifesto, tossed red pamphlets printed with The Vow of Chastity into the audience, and walked off. The Dogme 95 movement was born. A decade later, around 40 Dogme films have been made, including the American schizophrenia drama Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) and 2000's Danish romantic comedy Italian for Beginners. And Denmark's movie industry is still riding high on a wave that turned its films into festival staples. Von Trier and Vinterberg may have moved on to bigger, brighter things, but the aesthetic they devised and inspired has gone mainstream, turning up in everything from Danish television shows...
...café’s sidewalk patio boasts an unrivaled locale to see and be seen. From ladies who lunch to European tourists dressed exclusively in black, the Armani Caffé serves up great people-watching as well as great Italian food...
Daily reports from the scene in Vatican City The New Bishop of Rome Ratzinger Gets a Cold Top 10 Papal Candidates The Conclave's Length Cardinals Do Lunch Chasing Italian Cardinals Reading the Silence The Return of Cardinal...