THE REEL ESTATE: The mysterious blonde and her Chinese fan
An older friend of mine once said that great Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira is like a fine wine: He gets better with age. His films, the epitome of art-house…
German cinema pioneer Schroeter dead at 65
Werner Schroeter, one of the leading lights of 1970s-era New German Cinema and a pioneer of gay filmmaking, has died at age 65, a museum said Tuesday.Schroeter, who had suffered…
Waters to celebrate 'Wall' anniversary with tour
It s been 30 years, but Pink Floyd s The Wall still means a great deal in the rock world - and to its co-creator Roger Waters.So to commemorate the…
COMESA forum tackles perception of corruption
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: While day one of this week's COMESA forum presented investment opportunities by highlighting key sectors of interest, day two focused more on doing business, pointing to the obstacles…
IMF report tells Egypt to move forward with reforms
CAIRO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest evaluation of the Egyptian economy, the Country Report for 2010. While praising Egypt's "resilience to the economic crisis, the report cautioned…
News in brief
Real estate, OT help boost Egypt index Orascom Telecom (OT) and a bullish real estate outlook boosted Egypt's main index to fresh highs, in a rally traders said they expect…
Hassan plays down derby importance
CAIRO: Ahly midfielder Ahmed Hassan played down the importance of the Cairo derby with Zamalek.The Egypt captain plays his fifth derby in two years since he joined Ahly from Anderlecht…
Compared to Mido and Zaki, Gaafar is brilliant: Emam
CAIRO: Zamalek board member and former long-standing captain Hazem Emam backed under-fire striker Ahmed Gaafar before the Cairo derby against Ahly.Gaafar scored seven times this season but has been struggling…
Ahly dealt Fathi blow
CAIRO: Ahly midfielder Ahmed Fathi will be sidelined for four weeks with a groin injury, the league leaders said on Monday.Fathi sustained the injury in Sunday s 1-0 victory over…
