Suez Lime to set up new plant
CAIRO: Suez Lime Company will set up a new plant to produce lime in the Suez governorate, with a capacity of 300 tons per day, according to a statement from…
Raya eyes stronger Q4 after consumer dip
CAIRO: A dip in consumer spending hit profit at Egypt s Raya Communications and Technology in the third quarter, but the company s chairman said he saw potential for strong…
Peres to meet Mubarak Sunday
CAIRO: Israeli President Shimon Peres will arrive in Egypt Sunday to hold talks with President Hosni Mubarak.Peres was on a tour of South American countries, which took in Brazil and…
IN DEPTH: Mega industrial city project underway in Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt's Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has declared progress is underway in establishing a large-scale industrial project in Cairo. Co-founded by Jordanian Al Tajamouat Investment Company, the industrial city is…
An artistic study of the human body
Currently at El Masar Gallery is a holistic exhibition celebrating the human body titled "Il Corpus Homanus. Regardless of the fact that both the use of Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian…
The tales of four women
Eleven feature films in 37 years - the filmography of Adoor Gopalakrishnan, the head of the Cairo International Film Festival's international competition jury and renowned Indian filmmaker, may seem an…
A multifaceted 'Amreeka'
Here's a film that treats the issue of Arab immigration to the US with lightheartedness, precision and heartfelt compassion. Palestinian-Jordanian director Cherien Dabis' debut feature "Amreeka is the first film…
INTERVIEW: Neri Marcorè mixes comedy with drama in 'Bar Margherita'
For the most part of Neri Marcorè's career, he has been known as a comedian. But the actor got his first shot with drama in director Pupi Avati's "Il cuore…
Avati takes on the eccentricities of friendship at Bar Margherita
It might seem like a macho bar, with no wives, fiancés or girlfriends allowed inside. But Bar Margherita is, for those who give it a closer look, a place where…