Talks of truce intensify in Cairo
CAIRO: A series of mediation efforts took place in Cairo Thursday as Hamas and Israel officials met with Egyptian mediators predicting progress for at least a temporary ceasefire in the…
Egypt allows journalists into Gaza
CAIRO: A handful of journalists have been permitted entry into Gaza from Egypt, according to a government offcial."Two Italians went in on Wednesday and a German went in on Tuesday,…
Apache makes three 'highly productive' discoveries in Western Desert
CAIRO: The Apache Corporation, Egypt's third-largest producer of hydrocarbons, on Wednesday announced it has discovered and tested three new oil and gas fields in the Western Desert, one of which…
Biting the billet: Kharafi ups Egypt investments with second billet license
CAIRO: It's a bold move at a time when the global economy seems have ground to a screeching halt: Al-Kharafi Group announced this week that it was awarded a contract…
Undermining the 'objet d'art' in Cairo's mind
The Art Object, or objet d'art, once the foundation upon which all "art presentation rested, is becoming a relic of the past in some circles. Artists worldwide are reaching beyond…
Could-be president makes outstanding citizen-conductor
Music conductor Enrique Bátiz's father had different plans for him; he wanted his son to be the president of Mexico. But then the country would perhaps have been deprived of…
The dreamy fragrances of Marie-Claire
It's somehow difficult to categorize Al-Habib Al-Salmy's novel "Rawayeh Marie-Claire (The Scents of Marie-Claire), a remarkably intimate portrait of the rise and fall of a relationship between a Tunisian man…
The one and the many
Palestinian writer Maliha Maslamani's new play, scheduled to be performed at Cairo's Rawabet Theater next week, is a continuation of her ongoing fascination with the question of identity, an issue…
Interpol arrests antiquities smuggler
CAIRO: A notorious antiquities dealer was arrested by the Interpol in Bulgaria after a years-long chase, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced.According to the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of…
A preacher and two rock stars compare notes
TAPPAN, NY: Dr. Rick Warren, pastor at Saddleback Church in California and President-elect Barack Obama's controversial choice to give the invocation at his inauguration, gave a speech at the Muslim…