"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CAIRO: A British auction house has withdrawn a Pharaonic artifact from sale after Egyptian authorities saw the item in a catalogue and said it was missing, the ministry of culture…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,…
British-born wife of Osama bin Laden's son says his residency application for Britain rejected
CAIRO: The application for a residency visa to Britain by Osama bin Laden s son has been rejected because British authorities believe his presence in the country would be upsetting,…
Bahrain's Jewish female lawmaker to become country's ambassador to US
MANAMA, Bahrain: The only Jewish woman lawmaker in Bahrain is set to become the tiny Gulf kingdom s next ambassador to Washington, according to recent media reports here.But Huda Nono,…
Former Ismaili striker Shokri joins Bulgaria's Chernomorets
CAIRO: Former Ismaili striker Islam Shokri has joined Bulgarian first-division side PFC Chernomorets on a free transfer, the player has revealed on Wednesday. My agent brought me an offer from…
