Scottish trade mission looks to boost energy cooperation
CAIRO: As businesses around the world batten down the hatches to weather the economic crisis, members of Scottish Development International (SDI) arrived in Cairo this week as part of a…
'Slumdog Millionaire' takes seven awards at BAFTAs
"Slumdog Millionaire, the rags-to-riches tale of a Mumbai tea boy who wins big, swept the board at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) in London on Sunday with seven prizes…
Classic dysfunctional relationship tramples postmodernism
Last week, Bibliotheca Alexandrina's sixth Creative Forum for Independent Theater Groups hosted vastly different dance performances. The Italian group Milo e Frida presented "Varco on Wednesday evening, while the 6…
30 mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Egypt
CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists say they have discovered 30 mummies inside a 2,600-year-old tomb, in the latest round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Sakkara south of Cairo.Egypt's chief archeologist,…
Quest for justice
I am a Jew. I was a participant in the Rally for the Right of Return to Palestine . It was the right thing to do. I ve heard about…
A global green new deal
NAIROBI: With unemployment soaring, bankruptcies climbing, and stock markets in free-fall, it may at first glance seem sensible to ditch the fight against climate change and put environmental investments on…
The coming showdown with Iran
FLORENCE: US President Barack Obama's administration has lost little time in announcing that it will seek direct talks with the Iranian government.This means, at the very least, a tough confrontation…
Political parties discuss reform
CAIRO: Osama Al-Ghazaly Harb, chairman of the Democratic Front Party, held a meeting with members of various political parties to discuss political and democratic reform, he told Daily News Egypt.Harb…
Protest calls for release of Egyptian Gaza activists
CAIRO: Protestors outside the Journalists' Syndicate Sunday night called for the release of all the activists and relief workers who have been detained because of their entry into Gaza during…
Police raids detained Egyptian-German activist's home
CAIRO: Egyptian police conducted a midnight search of the family home of Philip Rizk, an Egyptian-German activist detained by state security investigations officers three days ago.The search, which began shortly…
