'Green' film festival opens in Tokyo
The Tokyo International Film Festival opened Saturday with an environmental theme as filmmakers from around the world greeted Japanese movie fans on a ceremonial green carpet. Stars attending the festival…
Out in 18 months or one hundred years?
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA: Winston Churchill once said that, in wartime, truth was so precious that it needed to be surrounded by a "bodyguard of lies. In America's presidential campaign - and,…
What to Expect From the 44th President
NEW YORK: Campaigns, be they political or military, are waged to be won, and the current American presidential campaign is no exception. The Democratic and Republican candidates are doing all…
Construction mogul's trial kicks off with pleas of innocence
CAIRO: Proceedings began Saturday on the trial of billionaire and former MP Hisham Talaat Moustafa and Mohsen El-Sokkari for the murder of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim.At the Southern Cairo Court…
Lebanon's largest mosque inaugurated in Beirut
BEIRUT: Muslim religious leaders, politicians and a crowd of thousands gathered in central Beirut on Friday for the inauguration of Lebanon s largest mosque, a project launched by assassinated ex-premier…
Graphic photo on cigarette packs has zero effect on smokers, says CAPMAS study
CAIRO: The notorious picture of a hospital patient that was recently placed on all cigarette packs has not affected the number of smokers, nor cigarette sales in Egypt, a study…
Jose highlights difficulty of home matches
CAIRO: Ahly coach Manuel Jose said that playing at home is tougher than playing away as his side reached the CAF Champions League final for the fourth consecutive season.Flavio Amado's…
Flavio goal takes Ahly into African Champions League final
CAIRO: Al-Ahly of Egypt stayed on track for a record sixth African Champions League title after a tense 1-0 victory over Enyimba of Nigeria Saturday.Supporters of the "Red Devils endured…
Manchester City interested in Zaki, says Zamalek
CAIRO: Manchester City have opened talks with Zamalek over the possibility of signing Amr Zaki, the Cairo giants revealed on Saturday.The Egypt striker's loan spell with Premiership side Wigan Athletic…
MPs reject Cabinet's Azhar project
CAIRO: Member of Parliament Aly Laban filed an urgent inquiry to Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif regarding the government's new law for Al-Azhar's renovation, which he described as "a plan to…