A Night at Makan
A light illuminates the nondescript building that is Makan, or 'Place' in English. The small, modest sign on the side is unimpressive when compared to the experience that waits inside,…
Tanning beds definitely cause cancer, says study
LONDON - International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category deeming both to be definite causes of cancer.For years, scientists have described…
Lebanon's BLOM Bank posts 5.8 pct rise in H1 net
BEIRUT: Lebanon s BLOM Bank said on Friday its first-half net profit climbed 5.8 percent to $138.3 million compared with the same period of 2008 and predicted a rise for…
Central Bank slashes key interest rates, brushes off inflation concerns
CAIRO: In a move that many analysts had not predicted, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced Thursday night that it would slash several key interest rates as part of…
Egyptian film "The Traveler" leads 66th Venice competition line-up
Ahmed Maher's directorial full-length debut feature "El-Mosafer (The Traveler) will vie for the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion Award in September, the festival's organizers announced on Thursday.Starring Egyptian screen legend…
THE REEL ESTATE: Mekki proves to be no one trick pony in the biggest laugh-fest of the year
I would be lying if I said I was the least bit interested in watching "Teer Enta (Fly Now), Ahmed Mekki's follow-up to last year's sleeper hit "H Dabbour. For…
'Jews don't want an Arab or Muslim heading the UNESCO,' says culture minister
CAIRO: Egypt's Minister of Culture and the only Arab candidate vying for the position of UNESCO's director general, Farouk Hosni, told Egyptian terrestrial television that he "refuses normalization with Israel.…
My plan to drop the bomb
NEW YORK: The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 marked an end and a beginning. The close of the Second World War ushered in a Cold War, with a…
The Bush in Obama
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, CUBA: Hearings are underway in the United States Senate to assess what to do with the 240 detainees still behind bars at Guantánamo Bay, and what will become…