'Inglourious Basterds' tops Globes surprises
The Golden Globes nominations didn t include any fall-out-of-your-seat shockers, but they did - as always - feature some surprises and the inevitable snubs. Though the Globes bestowed six nominations…
New showcase for Egyptian contemporary dance talents in '2 B Continued'
A fter a successful first edition, the second installment of "2 B Continued, a festival and dance lab organized by Studio Emad Eddin Foundation, returns this week to the American…
Making room for China
CAMBRIDGE: China's undervalued currency and huge trade surplus pose great risks to the world economy. They threaten a major protectionist backlash in the United States and Europe; and they undermine…
Needed for Mideast peace: a sense of urgency
WASHINGTON, DC: How can President Obama drag the Middle East peace wagon out of the mud? He can't - at least not until the region s leaders feel enough of…
Is the Swiss ban an opportunity?
CAIRO/LONDON: The recent vote in Switzerland banning the construction of new minarets casts an unnecessary shadow on the remarkable history of tolerance, hospitality and integration that is the true story…
Eviction campaign turns violent in Izbet El-Haggana
CAIRO: A planned eviction campaign of some 28 buildings in Izbet El-Haggana in Nasr City turned violent Tuesday morning as residents resisted the eviction attempts of central security forces.The eviction…
Law must protect Egypt's women from harassment, says top MP
CAIRO: Egypt s deputy parliament speaker said women needed a law to protect them from sexual harassment which had reached savage levels in the country, Al-Dostour newspaper reported on Tuesday.…
Gov't UN human rights report hails reform, contradicts NGO reports
CAIRO: The Egyptian government has been responsible for "speeding up the reform and development process.and disseminating a human rights culture in society a government report presented to the United Nations…
Rights group condemns blogger's detention despite release order
CAIRO: The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) condemned the Ministry of Interior for not discharging detained Coptic blogger Hani Nazeer, in accordance with a fourth court ruling ordering…