Scrooge comes to Cannes for snowy Disney blockbuster
Scrooge came to Cannes in a horse-drawn carriage Monday to promote Disney s 3D holiday special A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey and a host of other Hollywood A-listers.Carrey plays…
In Middle East, poetry is the language of love: An interview with Claudia Ott
Following publication of her much praised German translation of "The Thousand and One Nights, translator and musician Claudia Ott has turned her attention to the poetry of the Middle East…
Middle East gold demand drops 26 pct in Q1
DUBAI: Demand for gold in the Middle East fell 26 percent on the year during the first quarter of 2009 as economic uncertainly and high prices discouraged buyers, according to…
Israel stalling peace process, says Aboul Gheit
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit laid the blame for the impasse in the peace process squarely at the door of Israel during a visit to Russia, the MENA news…
Mubarak's US trip put on hold
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak's trip to the US scheduled for May 25 has been postponed indefinitely due to the death of his grandson.Both White House spokesman Robert Gibbs and ambassador…
Hungary in Egypt for business
CAIRO: Hungary is foreign territory for Egypt's business community. While there is a flow of trade between the two nations, there are many investment opportunities to be seized by potential…
Egypt seeing slower tourism in 2009
CAIRO: Egypt's tourism numbers have seen a decline in the first four months of 2009 due to the effects of the global financial slowdown. The numbers for the first four…
Egypt's Talaat Moustafa plunges, leading index lower
CAIRO: Shares in Egyptian real estate developer Talaat Moustafa ended 14.5 percent lower on Thursday after the firm s former chairman was sentenced to death for murder, driving the benchmark…
TMG quick to reassure clients, investors following verdict
CAIRO: Hours after the former head of Talaat Mostafa Group (TMG) was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, TMG vice president and spokesman Jihad Sawaftah sought Thursday to…
Tarantino takes on Hitler with 'Inglourious Basterds'
Quentin Tarantino danced his way up the red carpet Wednesday as he sent a squad of Nazi-killing Inglourious Basterds into Cannes on a mission to capture the film festival s…