Controversial Malaysian filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad dies
Malaysian director Yasmin Ahmad, who provoked controversy with films that dealt with subjects like interracial relations and teenage angst in this conservative mostly Muslim country, has died aged 51.Yasmin, who…
Wim Wenders vows to finish 3D Pina Bausch film
German director Wim Wenders said last week that he planned to complete a 3D dance film he had been making with legendary choreographer Pina Bausch before her recent death.Wenders, the…
Suez Canal revenue dips 7.2 pct in 2008/09
Egypt s annual revenue from the Suez Canal fell 7.2 percent in fiscal 2008/09 to $4.74 billion, the Suez Canal Authority Chairman Ahmed Fadel said on Sunday. The canal, one…
Palestinian dies in Gaza tunnel collapse
GAZA CITY: A 33-year-old Palestinian man was killed on Sunday when a smuggling tunnel he was in between the Hamas-run Gaza Strip and Egypt collapsed, medics said.Six other people were…
US envoy: Obama determined to see Mideast peace
DAMASCUS: The US administration is determined to achieve a truly comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace settlement that includes normal relations between Israel and all of its Arab neighbors, President Barack Obama s…
Brotherhood protest banned
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces banned Saturday a protest by the Muslim Brotherhood planned to take place at the Journalists' Syndicate against extending the detention of seven members of the group.The…
Hezbollah cell detainees referred to State Security emergency court
CAIRO: The detainees of the Hezbollah cell case will stand trial in the State Security Emergency Court, Public Prosecutor Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud announced Sunday.Twenty-six people have been referred to the court,…
Hotel occupancy rates up across Egypt
CAIRO: Hotels across Egypt saw more guests last quarter, tourism minister Zoheir Garranah confirmed over the weekend. Hotel occupancy rates in Cairo reached 78 percent, 69 percent in Alexandria and…
Two Seas Canal threatens Red Sea environment, says SCA chief
ISMAILIA: The new Two Seas Canal project, whose feasibility study is currently underway, will pose a fatal threat to the environment in the Red Sea, said Ahmed Ali Fadel, chairman…
Egypt highly susceptible to cyber attacks, says report
CAIRO: Egypt is, in a lot of ways, a regional leader - economically, politically, culturally. The largest country in the Middle East is also first among its peers for something…