Aniston's 'Marley & Me' is top dog at box-office
Jennifer Aniston scored a victory over ex-husband Brad Pitt at the North American box office with her new dramatic comedy Marley & Me , final figures showed Monday.The former Friends…
'Mamma Mia!' Britain's biggest-selling DVD ever
Mamma Mia! The Movie is the biggest-selling DVD in Britain ever, the Official UK Charts Company announced Thursday, despite it being released only five weeks ago.The film version of the…
Studios face court battle over 'Watchmen' wrangle
Studio giants 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros are poised for a court-room battle this month following a dispute over the upcoming superhero blockbuster Watchmen, legal officials said Monday.Fox sued…
Writers' Union talks translation
The Egyptian Writers' Union held its annual literary conference last week at the union's headquarters at the Salahuddin Citadel. The conference, whose theme this year was "Translation and Cultures' Dialogue.…
Humanity's stake in Gaza
AMMAN: Wasted time is always to be regretted. But in the Middle East, wasting time is also dangerous. Another year has now passed with little progress in bridging the divide…
Learning from America
As the United States prepares to celebrate the inauguration of its first African-American president, it showcases again one of the best aspects of its national identity. Though it took more…
Cash aid for Africa
STOCKHOLM: Europe has made an ambitious commitment to scale up its aid to Africa, and Africa's challenges call for that greater engagement. But boosting aid to countries that are already…
Decoding Egypt: Egypt's pathetic foreign policy
CAIRO: Three years ago an expert on Egyptian politics argued that Egyptian foreign policy "sometimes seems like an aging movie star. Last month, Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, confirmed…
Robert Fisk lashes out against Egyptian regime
CAIRO: In a scathing article by British journalist Robert Fisk titled "The Rotten State of Egypt is too Powerless and Corrupt to Act published in the Independent on Wednesday, the…
Hassan refutes Ahly exit rumors
CAIRO Veteran midfielder Ahmed Hassan insisted on Thursday the notion of leaving Ahly did not cross his mind.The Egyptian international joined Ahly in the close season after his contract with…
