Palm Hills sets IPO price
Real estate developer Palm Hills Developments (PHD) said on Wednesday it would begin trading on the main London and Egyptian stock exchanges on May 8 after pricing its $201.3 million…
Mohamed Sharkawy's childlike world returns with 'El Kehrita'
Following the success of his first exhibition, Mohamed Sharkawy has now applied his trademark two-dimensional drawings to the exploration of the traditional ritual of "El Kehrita , now showing at…
When urban spaces turn to art
In a showroom in the Alexandria Bibliotheca, artists from various regions of the world showcased the artist books they made after partaking in a week-long workshop during the Alexandria Biennale.The…
"Hena Maysara" and "El Gezira" sweep National movie awards
This year's two biggest blockbusters, "El Gezira (The Island) and "Hena Maysara (In Better Times) dominated the 14th National Festival for Cinema awards on Wednesday. "The Island scooped the biggest…
Artists venture into video shorts
Agroup of impressive, original one-minute videos produced by local artists were screened last week at the Rawabet Theater, marking these amateurs' first ventures into the motion picture medium.The event was…
Egypt secures auction pullout for artefacts in London and Holland
CAIRO: A British auction house has withdrawn a Pharaonic artifact from sale after Egyptian authorities saw the item in a catalogue and said it was missing, the ministry of culture…
Protecting Zimbabwe
Although the Chinese ship that was carrying arms to Zimbabwe, the An Yue Jiang, has reportedly turned back, we don't know where else President Robert Mugabe's military and paramilitary forces…
Anti-Patent Crusaders Aren't Helping the Poor
Should poor governments be allowed to break drug patents for humanitarian reasons?That question is front-and-center at a major public health conference sponsored by the World Health Organization that started on…
For Israel's sake, moderate American Jews must find their voice
In just a few short years, the "two-state solution has gone from presumed conclusion to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to an increasingly distant hope.Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has himself said that…
Policeman attacks El Nadim center doctor in courtroom
CAIRO: A doctor from the El Nadim Center for the Rehabilitation of the Victims of Violence was attacked by a policeman in a courtroom on Wednesday in Kafr El Dawwar,…
