Comic Con promises 'Avatar,' 'New Moon,' 'IM2'
A life-sized Iron Man toy and larger-than-life Transformers - in both car and robot form - welcomed fans to the 40th annual Comic Con.The pop-culture convention opened Wednesday at the…
THE REEL ESTATE: A darker, hackneyed Egyptian 'Groundhog Day'
As the curtain closes on the current summer film season, all bets were placed on comedian Ahmed Helmy. With an unprecedented slate of major misfires that include Adel Imam's worst…
Bits and pieces of scrambled art
In a blistering Egyptian summer, Zamalek s Sawy Culture Wheel is a welcome reprieve from the hustle and bustle of the Cairo streets. Sawy s maze of blissfully air-conditioned theaters…
Unclear service between 'The Mother' and 'The Press Conference'
Five human-sized puppets and five individuals dressed in similar attire to the puppets interview an official sitting behind a screen on a very high chair on top of a TV…
A big chance for small farmers
NEW YORK: The G-8's $20 billion initiative on smallholder agriculture, launched at the group's recent summit in L'Aquila, Italy, is a potentially historic breakthrough in the fight against hunger and…
Asia's hour?
NEW YORK: As Asia emerges from the global economic crisis faster than the rest of the world, it is increasingly clear that the world's center of gravity is shifting from…
Seeing beyond fear
TINTON FALLS, NJ: Fear haunts Palestinians and Israelis and disfigures their psyche and spirit. Both have imprisoned each other in a circular trap of claims and counterclaims, violence and retaliation,…
Three bloggers detained, says rights group
CAIRO: Two Muslim Brotherhood bloggers were detained at Cairo International Airport as they returned to Egypt on Wednesday. Another Islamist blogger was taken from his home earlier that morning, according…
Global hunt for swine flu vaccine intensifies
WASHINGTON: Governments and scientists around the world ramped up the hunt for a vaccine to battle the swine flu pandemic Wednesday, with Australia launching human trials for a serum.US officials…
