Egypt diplomat to head Arab League mission in Iraq
CAIRO: Arab League Chief Amr Moussa has named an Egyptian diplomat to head the pan-Arab body s mission in Iraq, the league said on Thursday.Hani Khalaf will head to Baghdad…
Egypt and Uganda urge more time for Beshir, says minister
KAMPALA: Possible charges against Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir should be delayed and he should be given time to improve the security situation in Darfur, the presidents of Egypt and Uganda…
Congressmen dispel rumors of October surprise attack on Iran
CAIRO: US Congressmen from both the Republican and Democratic parties dismissed the possibility of an attack on Iran in October to influence the outcome of the presidential elections, during a…
More cars rolling on Egypt's streets
CAIRO: Driving down the street, it's obvious that there are more and more cars on the road everyday. Egypt's automotive market grew by 37.2 percent in the first half of…
Egypt firm to build $9 bln oil refinery plant
CAIRO: Egypt's state-owned oil company - along with other unnamed investors -will spend $9 billion over five years to build an oil refinery complex in the north of Egypt, the…
New prices for energy-intensive industries starting August
CAIRO: The new prices for electricity and natural gas will be included in August's bill (for July consumption) for energy-intensive industries, reported Al-Alam Al-Youm. Industries including iron, cement, fertilizers, glass,…
Rosetta's ashen face
There's something mercilessly haunting about Osama Dawoud's current exhibition "Rosetta at Artellewa art space. Perhaps it's the drawn, haunted faces staring out from beyond the chemical pallor of the photo,…
An advert spectacle of a collapsing culture
They must think we're morons; that's one explanation. Or perhaps we actually are morons. Or worse, accomplices to a crime. What other reason is there to explain why last week,…
Egyptian films suffer during short summer season
The story of the Egyptian summer film season began in 1997 with the success of "Ismalia Rayeh Gai (Ismalia Back and Forth). For more than a decade, summer has remained…
The many faces of Khaled El-Sawy
Jack of all trades is not always a master of none, as actor, director and writer Khaled El-Sawy has proven time and again.From his brilliant cinema debut as the late…
