Hero's welcome planned for ex-nuclear boss
CAIRO: Egyptians plan to give the former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei a hero's welcome when he returns home for a visit Friday, expressing high hopes he might challenge the…
Parliament expels MP Hani Sorour following prison sentence
CAIRO: Parliament Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour on Wednesday announced the expulsion of National Democratic Party MP Hani Sorour's from the People's Assembly, following a majority no-confidence vote.Hani Sorour was sentenced…
Supply and security: The Iran factor
As a cub financial journalist, the first theory one must understand is that of supply and demand. At its core, the model is based on price, usage of product and…
Egypt one of the top performers in DHL's books
CAIRO: "The Middle East and North Africa were in much better shape than business in other parts. The decline was much smaller than in Asia, the US or Europe, said…
Actis out as Mo'men moves forward with IPO plans
CAIRO: Egyptian food group Mo'men said it has completed the first phase of its plan to list on the Egyptian Stock Exchange after a two-year engagement with Actis, a private…
Moore, Bening as lesbian parents in Berlin fest film
Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star as a married lesbian couple whose two children go looking for their sperm donor in a movie met with cheers Wednesday at the 60th…
Dance show fails to present ideas of pioneering feminist
The Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre Company presented its latest production, "Women of Kasem Amin at the Opera House's Gomhoryia Theater this week. Walid Aouni's ambitious project to present major figures…
Film stars take tragic, musical turns on Paris stage
Audrey Tautou, known as the kooky Parisian girl in the movie Amelie , made her live stage debut this week as a tragic heroine - the latest screen actor to…
A singing nomad between Morocco and France
Hindi Zahra is the new face of a young generation of emancipated, cosmopolitan singers and songwriters from North Africa. Her album "Handmade is due to be released in late February.…
Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, on a Friday afternoon
JERUSALEM: Sheikh Jarrah, an Arab neighborhood, is gradually becoming a symbol of the struggle over the character and future of Jerusalem as a city of diverse neighborhoods, religions and communities…