Top 10 films of 2008
Without a doubt, 2008 has been the year of American films. The new wave of neo-westerns, allegorical epics and corporate thrillers that have miraculously arrived to our shores after taking…
Hallelujah! Cohen classic dominates British music charts
Leonard Cohen s song Hallelujah made British chart history Sunday when it became both number one and number two in the Christmas singles charts - although both versions were covers.Alexandra…
Expect the unexpected at Darb 17 18
With just a few minutes to go before the opening of Darb 17 18, Cairo's latest contribution to the national contemporary art scene, things were not yet quite in place.…
The dismal economist's joyless triumph
NEW YORK: I have long been forecasting that it was only a matter of time before America's housing bubble - which began in the early days of this decade, supported…
Sharing the burden of hard times
PRINCETON: The economic gloom that shrouded the world in 2008 has led many to ask whether the apparent prosperity that preceded it was real.We know that in countries as diverse…
Obama Meets the World
CAMBRIDGE: Many people will try to set President Barack Obama's priorities, but one person is sure to have a major effect. George W. Bush has bequeathed an unenviable legacy: an…
In Focus: The victims of Mahalla
CAIRO: A week ago, 22 of 49 defendants were sentenced to three to five years in prison on charges related to the April 6 strike which took place in Delta…
Sports and Suzanne Tamim are Egypt's 2008 searches
Google has released a list of the top 10 fastest rising terms typed into the search engine for 2008, and Egypt's first was reserved for football.Google announced its annual Zeitgeist…
The power of Facebook takes new shape in 2008
Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life . Sign up, it's free and anyone can join, reads the homepage of the popular social networking website.…
Sliding human rights record mitigated by a few breakthroughs
This year's April 6 Mahalla protests spawned human rights violations on a mass scale: between 500 and 600 people were arrested at random and detained in Mahalla's two police stations.…
