Iraq director pleads for post-war film backing
Iraqi director Mohamed Al-Daradji has pleaded for his government's support for the country's nascent post-war film industry, which he says is important in helping to end the culture of violence.He…
Is experimental theater fest coming of age?
The Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater (CIFET) is celebrating its 21st birthday this month. Founded by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture in 1990 to impart some fresh blood into…
The Fight for Middle Germany
BERLIN: Germany has made its choice. It voted the grand coalition out of office with a bang, consigning the Social Democrats to the political abyss. Only ruins remain of the…
Moving toward peace along Pakistan's western border?
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani told the media last week that US drone strikes will not be allowed in the province of Balochistan, where the…
An equal Arab-Palestinian education in Israel
NAZARETH: Education is central for shaping the characteristics of a society. It is essential for promoting social and economic progress, creating equal opportunities, ensuring socio-economic mobility and engendering meaningful participation…
Egypt battling for more relics after Louvre success
CAIRO: Many relics from ancient Egypt remain in foreign museums and Cairo is struggling to persuade other countries to send them back, like France which agreed to return a set…
Obama's shock Nobel win divides world press
PARIS: The world s media were divided Saturday after the shock award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama, with some calling it a victory for ideals and…
Don't propagate H1N1 rumors, says IDSC
CAIRO: During a tour of the Information and Decision Support Center's H1N1 Crisis Center, government officials urged the media not to publish any false information about the virus. "There have…
Political activist and researcher Mohamed Al-Sayed Saeed dies
CAIRO: Political activist and deputy head of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies Mohamed Al-Sayed Saeed died at Dar El-Fouad Hospital Saturday at the age of 59.Saeed had been…
Wives, mothers protest fishermen's detention
CAIRO: The wives and mothers of over 100 detained fishermen protested amid heavy security presence in front of Parliament Sunday, demanding their release.Despite court orders for their release, the fishermen's…