Peruvian survivors' tale wins Berlin film fest top prize
A tale of women s survival after two decades of guerrilla war in Peru, The Milk of Sorrow, won the Golden Bear top prize at the Berlin Film Festival Saturday,…
A KHWAGA'S TALE: From Cairo to Cape Town
Two of Maadi's best and brightest British teachers are preparing to travel for a year from Cairo to Cape Town to assist 10 international schools in 10 countries to set…
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli?
CHICAGO, Illinois: For those of us alarmed by the recent civilian death toll in Gaza, our obligation as concerned global citizens has been to promote the end of the war,…
Israel's centrist victory
JERUSALEM: Israel's election is a victory for centrism and national consensus. Indeed, that is the key to understanding not only the vote count, but also Israeli public opinion, the next…
Capitalism's new clothes
MELBOURNE: Is the global financial crisis an opportunity to forge a new form of capitalism based on sound values?So French President Nicholas Sarkozy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair…
Doctors' Syndicate head 'concerned' over organ transplant law
CAIRO: Head of the Doctors' Syndicate Hamdy El-Sayyed expressed concern Saturday over the People's Assembly's (PA) approval of the new organ transplant law.In his speech, El-Sayyed said that several parliamentarians…
Tamim murder trial resumes today
CAIRO: The trial of Egyptian construction mogul and former state security officer for the murder of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim in July 2008 will resume today following a one day…
Suicide rates up amid rising unemployment, says MP
CAIRO: MP Gamal Zahran is calling on the government to look into the rising suicide rates over the past four years, most of which were linked to socioeconomic problems.According to…
Egypt and Brazil spearhead UN rights body economic crisis session
GENEVA: The Human Rights Council will convene for a special session next week to address challenges arising from the economic crisis, the president of the UN agency said Friday. The…
