Egypt among states attempting to weaken UN Anti-Corruption Convention enforcement mechanism
CAIRO: International NGOs are warning that the United Nation's global corruption convention will "fail if states attending the third Conference of States Parties to the treaty in Doha do not…
Show of force in Rafah following clashes
CAIRO: Security troops were out in force in Rafah near the border with Gaza as a tense calm prevailed following clashes Wednesday that saw at least 11 policemen injured.Forces had…
Egypt's remittances drop 8.8 percent, but outlook positive
CAIRO: The money 27-year-old Sherif made while working in the Gulf went mainly to supporting his retired parents back in Egypt. That is, until he lost his job in December…
Selling art to the city
Having just returned from viewing several exhibitions in London, I was able to look at the art scene in Cairo with a fresh eye. This is not intended as an…
Salma Hayek talks more on ethnicity than movie-making
With a name like Salma Hayek, it is no surprise that the Hollywood actress' press conference Wednesday was centered on her Middle Eastern background. "We are very proud of your…
Cairo International Film Festival's recommended movies of the day
The Nanny Director: Marco BellocchioStarring Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Maya SansaSynopsis: Rome, early 20th century: a wealthy psychiatrist, who runs an asylum for women and lacks imagination in…
'Nora's Doors' fails to captivate
Nora, the protagonist of Henrick Ibsen's "Doll's House, shook the norms of European society with her defiance in the face of patriarchy and her determined quest for an identity that…
Lebanese ombudsman bridges divisions amongst youth
BEIRUT: Amused, a friend asked me one day: How can the Lebanese tackle the main course after gorging on that huge mezze, the selection of Lebanese appetizers, which takes up…
The anti-hunger imperative
BRUSSELS: There are plenty of summits to choose from this year, but the World Summit on Food Security deserves not to be lost in the crowd. This meeting in Rome…
Marching for peace in Bethlehem and around the world
BETHLEHEM: A million people around the world are marching for peace. In the past few weeks alone, they walked through the streets of Sarajevo, Zagreb and Gendema, on the Sierra…