Egyptian film "The Traveler" leads 66th Venice competition line-up
Ahmed Maher's directorial full-length debut feature "El-Mosafer (The Traveler) will vie for the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion Award in September, the festival's organizers announced on Thursday.Starring Egyptian screen legend…
THE REEL ESTATE: Mekki proves to be no one trick pony in the biggest laugh-fest of the year
I would be lying if I said I was the least bit interested in watching "Teer Enta (Fly Now), Ahmed Mekki's follow-up to last year's sleeper hit "H Dabbour. For…
'Jews don't want an Arab or Muslim heading the UNESCO,' says culture minister
CAIRO: Egypt's Minister of Culture and the only Arab candidate vying for the position of UNESCO's director general, Farouk Hosni, told Egyptian terrestrial television that he "refuses normalization with Israel.…
My plan to drop the bomb
NEW YORK: The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 marked an end and a beginning. The close of the Second World War ushered in a Cold War, with a…
The Bush in Obama
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, CUBA: Hearings are underway in the United States Senate to assess what to do with the 240 detainees still behind bars at Guantánamo Bay, and what will become…
Editorial: The tragedy of four Egyptian women
CAIRO: Is Egyptian society inherently sexist? Are feminist accusations that Arab/Muslim cultures are patriarchal and repressive to women accurate? Have women here been able to reach their full potential and…
Giza Educators' Union demand fair chances in retaking evaluation exams
CAIRO: The Educators' Union of Giza governorate denounced recent statements made by some Ministry of Education officials refusing to allow teachers and education administrators to re-take evaluation exams, which determine…
Poll explores Egyptians' outlook on local issues
CAIRO: The National Democratic Party is keen on facing all the challenges still facing Egyptians, Gamal Mubarak, secretary general of the party's policies committee, said.Mubarak dedicated the sixth meeting of…
Egypt's rising death sentences under fire
CAIRO: Legal experts and human rights activists are criticizing Egypt for an abrupt spike in death sentences in recent months, accusing the country s courts of trying to use capital…