Cairenes often think of Fayoum, a region 130 kilometers south of the national capital, as the largest nearby oasis, and home to one of Egypt’s most beautiful lakes. Many are oblivious to its ecotourist developments, run by Cooperazione Internazionale Sud-Sud.
Known in English as the International South-South Cooperation (CISS), the Italian NGO has helped the governorate [...]

In February, Al Arabiya celebrated five years on air by opening a state-of-the-art newsroom at its Dubai headquarters. The giant, circular room is scattered with studios and wrapped in a continuous, four-foot-high digital screen that changes in lock step with each broadcast.
The pan-Arab satellite TV channel has earned a reputation for breaking fast-moving news stories. [...]