"The Traveler" to open Middle East International Film Festival
CAIRO: Ahmed Maher's much hyped debut feature "Al-Musaafer (The Traveler) will open Abu Dhabi's Middle East International Festival, which runs from Oct. 8-17.Starring Egyptian screen legend Omar Sharif, "The Traveler…
Emerging markets and global financial reform
BERKELEY: It is fitting that the upcoming G-20 summit is being held in Pittsburg, an old industrial center of an advanced industrial country, for the advanced countries have been allowed…
The Democracy Paradox
PARIS: Elections stolen in Iran, disputed in Afghanistan, and caricatured in Gabon: recent ballots in these and many other countries do not so much mark the global advance of democracy…
Revisiting nationalism in the Palestinian-Israeli relationship
JERUSALEM: Israeli and Palestinian nationalities emerged only within the last century at a time when globalization was beginning to transform familiar ideas about nations and nationalism. The declaration of the…
Veteran engineer says Geish Street sinkhole result of negligence
CAIRO: Veteran engineer and Metro consultant said the sinkhole on Geish Street was a result of negligence and the poor implementation of the metro line project, refuting media reports of…
Zionist watchdog accuses Egyptian weekly of anti-Semitism
CAIRO: The Anti-Defamation League, an organization that monitors the defamation of the Jewish people, has accused the weekly Al-Youm Al-Sabei newspaper of anti-Semitism after publishing cartoon that it alleged offends…
Egypt will not locally produce an H1N1 vaccine
CAIRO: Egypt will not produce the H1N1 vaccine in the country, but will import it from international pharmaceutical companies, the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center said.The center's statement, also…
Saudi man arrested for shooting Egyptian doctor
CAIRO: Saudi police arrested the man who shot Egyptian doctor Mohamed Hany last week in the United Arab Emirates for allegedly misdiagnosing a family member."The Egyptian consulate in Jeddah contacted…
