From Palestine to Egypt
According to her fans, singer Rim Banna is "a real Palestinian. While her marriage to a Ukrainian, her upbringing inside the 1948 borders of Palestine, her education in Russia and…
Ethiopian film 'Teza' scoops top prize at Carthage Film Festival
Ethiopian film Teza scooped four main awards at Africa s Carthage Film Festival Saturday, including the coveted Golden Tanit for its modesty and genius. The film by Haile Gerima bagged…
Kipling's Wisdom
LONDON: The beginning of October marked the seventh anniversary of the beginning of the American-led bombardment of Afghanistan. Seven years later, the Taliban are still fighting. Some 50 insurgents died…
An Israeli looks at Obama
JERUSALEM: A neighbor in Jerusalem asked me to write to his American father-in-law, who has been showering him with emails attacking Barack Obama. At a local bakery, the owner suggested…
Beware of non-violence; it's dangerous!
LONDON: The non-violent tactics of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are pushing at an open door. Even the Pentagon has begun to look at their value in situations of…
HARD TALK: Who's resisting change in Egypt?
A considerable effort and little return; this is the summary of the ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) annual conference, which ended yesterday.This is not the first conference for which some…
Pensioners demand back-pay, raises
CAIRO: Some 250 pensioners protested outside the National Organization for Social Insurance on Monday against what they described as the failure of the Ministry of Social Solidarity to implement a…
Darwish crushes Shabana in Qatar, more glory for Nicol
DOHA: Karim Darwish, the sixth seed, crushed fellow Egyptian Amr Shabana 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 in the final of the Qatar Open late Friday for the biggest win of his career.Nicol…
Tersana part ways with Salah
CAIRO: Tersana coach Mohamed Salah has left the club following the team s 1-0 league defeat at the hands of Gaish on Sunday. I had a meeting with club president…