Egyptian graduates selected to attend prestigious science conference
CAIRO: Two Egyptian graduate students have been selected to attend the prestigious Novartis Biotechnolgy Leadership Camp for their researching on Hepatitis C Virus. American University in Cairo (AUC) graduate student,…
Toronto film festival line-up reflects economic gloom
The Toronto film festival opens today with a schedule that reflects the economic gloom of the times with hard-hitting critiques on capitalism and apocalyptic visions of the end of humanity.The…
Clooney, new Italian girlfriend dazzle Venice red carpet
Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney and Italian showgirl Elisabetta Canalis made their first public appearance together Tuesday for the premiere of The Men Who Stare at Goats at the Venice film…
Palestinian TV satire targets politics for first time
This Ramadan television season, one Palestinian show is boldly going where few sitcoms have gone before - poking fun at the people in charge, and on their very own station.The…
At Venice, personal lens on 1968 student movement
Italian director Michele Placido offered a personal take on the 1968 anti-war movement in Italy in his autobiographical Il Grande Sogno (The Great Dream) at the Venice film festival. This…
News in brief
Credit Suisse raises price target on Telecom Egypt Credit Suisse raised its price target on Telecom Egypt to LE 20, saying stronger-than-expected revenues and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and…
Egypt rejects France Telecom appeal over Mobinil bid
CAIRO: An Egyptian appeal body upheld a regulator s rejection of France Telecom s third offer to buy outstanding Mobinil shares, the deputy head of the regulator said on Tuesday.…
Syria to supply Lebanon with Egyptian natural gas
DAMASCUS: Syria s state-run news agency says Syria and Egypt have signed an agreement to transport Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon through Syria.Wednesday s agreement is part of a deal…
Civilians majority of Gaza war dead, says Israeli study
JERUSALEM: Well over half of nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed in Israel s Gaza war were civilians, including 252 children younger than 16, a leading Israeli human rights groups said Wednesday,…