Egypt to rekindle Hamas talks on captured Israeli soldier

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak vowed on Thursday to rekindle Cairo s stalled efforts to broker a prisoner swap with Hamas, after talks with Israeli President Shimon Peres.Peres, welcomed…

AFP
AFP

Experts debate the potential rebound of Egypt's stock exchange

CAIRO: With the Egyptian stock market following the erratic downs of Wall Street and to some extent those of Asian and European stock markets, when is it going to see…

Sherine El Madany

Al Pacino opens Rome Film Fest

Al Pacino kicked off the third edition of the Rome Film Festival, where he received an acting award and met with festive fans.The Academy Award-winning actor received a prize awarded…

AP
AP

Danish show wins top prize at the CIFET

The Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre came to an end Monday evening with a formal celebration at the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House. Following the distribution of…

Rania Khalil

Al-Khayyam revived in improv eastern-med fusion

The Asil Ensemble has finally made it to Cairo with its first concert in Egypt after the release of their album Roubaiyat Al-Khayyam in Lebanon this summer - an album…

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An unconscious champion breaks Egyptian taboos

Whenever Hassan Hassawi is unable to comprehend certain behaviors in society, he falls unconscious, hence his nickname Hassan Ghaybooba (Hassan Coma). The blackout following his astonishment doesn't just last an…

Chitra Kalyani

HaRaKa uncovers a new meaning for movement

Choreographer Adham Hafez is on a mission to revolutionize the perception of dance. In the future, viewers would think of dance not merely as synchronized routines on MTV or delicate…

Daily News Egypt

US election Watch

Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin likes to portray herself as an average American working mother. But how many typical moms get $150,000 worth of merchandise from stylish stores and have strangers…

Daily News Egypt

Can Islamic banking be the cure?

Credit crunch, mortgage crises, Interest rates, debt, foreclosures, bankruptcy and mergers are all familiar words to hear nowadays. These are reflections and indications of the failure of the current financial…

Daily News Egypt

When did I become the "other"?

ARIZONA: Being the "other is a fairly new concept for me. While I've never liked being referred to as "the other daughter , I'm accustomed to the label of "the…

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