Senator Abdul, you are an American citizen who worked hard, persevered, and ultimately achieved success. Your loyalty to the United States of America comes first and foremost, and there is nothing wrong with that. I fully understand that some of your political speeches, particularly those associated with election campaigns, are designed to
During the 1950s and 1960s, as a young man, I had the pleasure of attending the old Khedivial Opera House to watch magnificent performances of Chinese folk arts. I also attended, on two occasions, ballet performances by what I consider the greatest ballet company in the world, the Russian Bolshoi Ballet. These were performances of
In the factory, nothing is supposed to stop. The machines turn, the conveyor belts move, and the worker is expected to keep pace with a rhythm that will not wait for him. Then, suddenly, a new invention appears: a machine designed to feed the worker where he stands, without requiring him to leave the production line. Charlie Chaplin is
In the film Waheda bi Waheda (One by One), the celebrated Egyptian actor Adel Imam plays Salah Fouad, a man working in advertising who invents the name of a product that does not actually exist: “Al-Fankoush.” There is no factory, no packaging, no product anyone can buy—only a name and an advertising campaign clever enough
The Uber–Delivery Hero deal is being described as the largest merger in the history of food delivery. That is true, and it misses the point. The transaction redraws the map of a sector that has become central to the Middle East's digital economy, and it sets Arab competition authorities a real test of what they are for.
The deal
