ONE ON ONE: Epic Systems creating a virtual reality
CAIRO: Call it a meeting of the Hishams - one a business guru, one a technology wiz, who have partnered to create some of the most innovative 3D work coming…
Cairo leads Africa in FDI projects, job creation
CAIRO: Egypt's capital led Africa in foreign direct investment (FDI) growth for 2008, according to a report by the Financial Times' FDI Intelligence. The report, entitled "FDI Special Report: The…
MySpace buying online music sensation iLike
MySpace on Wednesday announced it is buying online music discovery hotspot iLike and plans to expand the service to other forms of entertainment such as games and films.Financial terms of…
'Traveler,' 'Scheherazade' and 'Heliopolis' off to Toronto
After securing a historical entry at next month's Venice Film Festival, Ahmed Maher's directorial full-length debut feature "El-Mosafer (The Traveler) starring Egyptian screen legend Omar Sharif has landed a coveted…
A vision in a house
Set among the grounds of celebrated Egyptian film director Ali Badrkhan's home in Haram is Badrkhan Bookstore, a new addition to Cairo's cultural venues.Distinctive in its location outside the usual…
A superficially amusing Egyptian portrayal of America's countryside
The image of America that the average non-American possesses is derived primarily from two sources: the 24/7 news flush and Hollywood flicks. So how does, say, an Egyptian studying in…
The lives of books
Imagine sitting in a public space and assembling your friends around you. A stranger walks by, examines your companions, and chooses one to take home - perhaps in exchange for…
Fictional Sovereignties
LONDON: A year ago, tiny Georgia tried to regain control over its breakaway enclave of South Ossetia. The Russians quickly expelled the Georgian army, to almost universal opprobrium from the…
Why a Taliban code of conduct now
WASHINGTON, DC: On July 27, 2009, about three months after the Obama administration unveiled its new comprehensive strategy for Afghanistan and three weeks before the Afghan presidential election scheduled for…
Arabs must compel states into action
BEIRUT: A new report released on July 29, 2009 sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has blamed environmental, political, economic and social problems, together with the Middle East's…