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That's a nice sentiment. But what mainly drove the Partner deal is Sawiris' ambition to succeed everywhere he can--Israel included--beyond the borders of the Land of the Pharaohs. He is part of a new generation of entrepreneurs that, at last, is taking Arab business global. The obstacles continue to be immense, from corrupt bureaucratic Arab regimes and regional conflicts to anti-Arab bias in the West. Arab tycoons are still seething over the way political pressure forced Dubai Ports World to abort its buyout of U.S. port operators earlier this year...
...INDICTED. Chao Chien-ming, 34, son-in-law to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian; on charges of insider trading; in Taipei. Prosecutors say Chao, an orthopedist, reaped huge profits by investing in a troubled land-development firm after learning of a plan to rescue the company. If found guilty, he could face up to eight years in prison and a $925,000 fine. Chao, who maintains his innocence, is one of several associates of the President caught up in recent scandals, sparking demands for Chen's resignation and a legislative attempt to recall him in June...
...believe that Norway is conducting an unnecessary slaughter of endangered whales, which is far from the truth. The Norwegian whale hunt is strictly regulated and scientifically monitored to ensure a continued healthy population of the target species, the plentiful minke whale. In a country where only 3% of the land is arable, maintaining a small capability to supply a domestic source of food means looking to the sea and managing the resource carefully. HELGA KATHERINE PRATT Battle Ground, Wash...
...Eastern Europe were not the only ones who dreamed such dreams; so did Serbs, Czechs, Poles, Croats and others. As the empires were carved up at the end of two world wars, new nations took shape. The state of Israel, to be sure, was created on someone else's land (whose is a matter of debate), but it was hardly alone in that. Today's Polish towns of Wroclaw and Bydgoszcz, for example, went by their German names of Breslau and Bromberg not long ago. Israel's case differs from that of other new nations mainly because many have never...
With Israeli warships attacking ports and running blockades, the only way out of the country is by land through Syria. Fleets of taxis carried hotel guests on the three-hour trip to Damascus until an air strike knocked out a key bridge. Now cars have to take back roads through the high mountain passes or head north up the coast road toward the Syrian city of Homs. Given the conditions on the roads, staying in Beirut while the bombs fall is as good an option as trying to make a run for it. "You share your bed with a Lebanese...