Aid convoy collects donations for Aswan flood victims
CAIRO: A committee formed to support victims of the recent floods is sending an aid convoy to Aswan on Sunday Jan. 24.The Public Committee to Support Flood Victims is collecting…
Blogger's prison sentence upheld
CAIRO: The six-month prison sentence and LE 500 fine of an Egyptian blogger convicted in absentia of "tampering with an internet cable has been upheld.Lawyers from the Arab Network for…
Galal Amin awarded for contributions
CAIRO: Economist Galal Amin was awarded by the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation for his work in the "humanitarian and futuristic studies section as well as his contribution…
COMMENTARY: Sectarian violence: No end in sight
In his Wednesday sermon last week, a teary-eyed Pope Shenouda attempted to console the families of the Nagaa Hammadi shooting victims, whom he called martyrs. Later on, in a remark…
Editorial: Alf mabrouk, Dr Nazif
CAIRO: Weddings are such happy occasions. My heart always skips a beat when I hear that a couple has decided to tie the knot, come what may. In this day…
China's next mountain to climb
MILAN: China is entering a complex set of transitions that will lay the foundations for the advanced-country status that it hopes to reach in the next 25 years. After three…
Conflict resolution, one book at a time
NEW YORK: A basic fact of conflict is that people's perceptions of each other matter. Viewing someone as subhuman or demonic, for example, reduces people's inhibitions towards using violence against…
THE REEL ESTATE: Sex, religion and art in synthetic colors
It wasn't supposed to go this way. For the past 15 years, Egyptian filmmaker Oussama Fawzi has been a critics' darling, directing two of the most acclaimed films of the…
Egypt seeks OT, FT meeting early Feb: minister
CAIRO: Egypt is seeking to arrange a meeting between Orascom Telecom and France Telecom early next month to end the battle over ownership of Mobinil, the communications minister said on…
Cozy styles warm up winter fashion
There was a chill in the air both on and off the runway during the four days of Italian menswear for the fall/winter 2010-2011 which ended here Tuesday.Much of the…
