The man who went to the moon and came back an artist
Forty years after Alan Bean became the fourth man to walk on the moon, the now 77-year-old former astronaut still likes to share his memories of space flight with a…
Saudis reel as clerics say movie show must not go on
Saudis want music and movies like everyone else, but the cancellation of the Jeddah film festival highlights the tough war over entertainment within the country s conservative religious establishment.For several…
Oil prices flatten
LONDON: Oil prices were flat on Tuesday when traders turned cautious ahead of key testimony from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, analysts said.New York s main futures contract, light…
US Middle East envoy returning to region
WASHINGTON: US special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell will return to the region at the end of this week, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Monday. George Mitchell…
Mubarak in Paris to discuss Mediterranean Union
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak attended on Monday the Union for the Mediterranean s second annual meeting in Milan. He addressed those gathered for the event, speaking to the need for…
Quest Means Business: Where the money is
When asked why he robbed banks, the criminal Willie Sutton famously replied: "Because that's where the money is. Willie wasn't wrong. It's less than a year after the threat of…
Mortgage experts discuss Egyptian market
CAIRO: The housing and mortgage sector in Egypt is still at its initial stages, especially when compared to North America or Europe, said Michael Borish, international housing finance director of…
A mirror world reflected in 5th Documentary Film Festival
Al Sawy Culture Wheel's 5th Documentary Film Festival, screening 42 films over July 18-20, provided an occasion to look through many windows to a world afflicted by conflict, poverty, and…
Love in the time of sharia
LAHORE, Pakistan: Today in Pakistan there are two extremes: there are those who wish to impose a rigid, literalist interpretation of religion and then there are the world-weary agnostics who…