'Welad El-Am': A simplistic confrontation with a reinvented enemy
Espionage and intelligence have always had a special appeal on screen where mystery and thrill are placed in a larger-than-life context along with the compulsory notions of nationalism and patriotism.The…
The September Issue
I'm not a man of fashion. For as long as I can remember, I've never developed any interest in fashion, never comprehended women's fervor for clothes. I've never watched a…
As the enemy sees us
RAMALLAH: Who is this man, this "dour official leading a revolutionary cultural change ? Salam Fayyad is not always formal, though mostly to be seen wearing a necktie. He did,…
In praise of common Americans
KARACHI, Pakistan: Greg Mortenson is an American and, like our philanthropist Maulana Abdul Sattar Edhi, likes to spend his time with the underprivileged and poor without discrimination, according to the…
The cycles of economic discontent
FLORENCE: The nineteenth century was mesmerized by the cyclical behavior of business. The French economist Clement Juglar became famous for establishing that business cycles ran for around nine or ten…
WFP calls for swift action against climate change
CAIRO: Officials at the World Food Program (WFP) urged world leaders to take quick action with regards to climate change after the number of hungry people reached a record of…
Egypt denies building iron wall on Gaza border, says report
CAIRO: According to local Al-Shorouk daily on Thursday. Egypt denied building an anti-smuggling underground iron wall on its border with the Gaza Strip. "Egypt is dealing with smuggling seriously and…
Students file lawsuit against Cairo University administration, reignite niqab debate
CAIRO: Students at Cairo University filed a lawsuit against the university administration for banning students wearing the niqab from taking their exams, unless they remove the face cover inside the…
Swine flu claims six lives in two days
CAIRO: Egypt's Ministry of Health announced six swine flu related deaths on Wednesday and Thursday, raising the death toll to 39, the ministry's spokesman Abdel Rahman Shahin said.On Thursday, the…