Pensioners demand back-pay, raises
CAIRO: Some 250 pensioners protested outside the National Organization for Social Insurance on Monday against what they described as the failure of the Ministry of Social Solidarity to implement a…
HARD TALK: Who's resisting change in Egypt?
A considerable effort and little return; this is the summary of the ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) annual conference, which ended yesterday.This is not the first conference for which some…
Beware of non-violence; it's dangerous!
LONDON: The non-violent tactics of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are pushing at an open door. Even the Pentagon has begun to look at their value in situations of…
An Israeli looks at Obama
JERUSALEM: A neighbor in Jerusalem asked me to write to his American father-in-law, who has been showering him with emails attacking Barack Obama. At a local bakery, the owner suggested…
Kipling's Wisdom
LONDON: The beginning of October marked the seventh anniversary of the beginning of the American-led bombardment of Afghanistan. Seven years later, the Taliban are still fighting. Some 50 insurgents died…
Ethiopian film 'Teza' scoops top prize at Carthage Film Festival
Ethiopian film Teza scooped four main awards at Africa s Carthage Film Festival Saturday, including the coveted Golden Tanit for its modesty and genius. The film by Haile Gerima bagged…
From Palestine to Egypt
According to her fans, singer Rim Banna is "a real Palestinian. While her marriage to a Ukrainian, her upbringing inside the 1948 borders of Palestine, her education in Russia and…
Singer George Wassouf held in Sweden on drug charges
Syrian-Lebanese crooner George Wassouf was arrested in Sweden during the weekend on drug charges just hours before he was due to perform a concert, police told AFP on Sunday.Wassouf "has…
Egypt needs to capitalize on GSPs when trading with US, say experts
CAIRO: Egyptian and American trade leaders convened Monday to discuss ways of maximizing trade potential between Egypt and the United States.The event, put on by the American Chamber of Commerce,…
Indian hair care company to open third plant in Egypt
CAIRO: Marico India will officially inaugurate Wednesday its third plant in Egypt's Sadat City that will bring Parachute, the company's largest selling hair care brand worth LE 700 million, to…
