Israel FM warns Assad will lose power if Syria goes to war
JERUSALEM: Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman issued a sharp warning to Syria not to engage Israel in battle, saying President Bashar Al-Assad would lose not only the war but also…
Rachid expects LE 85 bln from industrial investments
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid expects Egypt's new industrial zones to attract investments totaling LE 85 billion ($15.5 billion). 42 million square meters in Borg Al…
Egypt's EFG-Hermes eyeing RBS Pakistan unit: central bank
KARACHI: Egypt s No. 1 bank EFG-Hermes has expressed interest in buying the operations of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in Pakistan, a central bank official said on Thursday.…
Diversity reigns in Oscar-nominated directors
The Academy Awards category for best director has historically been two things: white and male. This year, the five nominees are a slightly more diverse crowd.Kathryn Bigelow ( The Hurt…
7th Creative Forum kicks off
Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Creative Forum for Independent Theater Groups launched its seventh edition this week. Since its inception, it has managed to create a unique mark on Egyptian theater with a…
Egyptian photojournalists make it to the limelight
Journalists may use infinite words to tell the same story, but for photojournalists, it takes just one click to do it.Sawy Culture Wheel's Word Hall is currently hosting the works…
The only thing worth dying for
The period of time immediately following September 11, 2001 - for Americans at least - feels now like a blur. It's not that media reports were necessarily unclear, nor was…
Sphinx-lined alley hints at wealth of Egypt's lost empires
LUXOR: The ancient path that Egyptian worshippers and Roman provincials once trod as they crossed between the temples of Luxor and Karnak will be opened to tourists next month, officials…
Book critical of Libyan regime seized at Cairo Book Fair
CAIRO: State security investigations officers have seized a book critical of the Libyan regime and arrested its publisher, who was still in custody at time of press."The Leader Is Cutting…
