New American foreign policy needed for global rapprochement, says Richardson
CAIRO: The next American president must implement a new foreign policy that will bridge the current gap between the US and its allies, Governor of New Mexico and potential Obama…
Safwat El-Sherif on general strikes, the NDP and new political movements
CAIRO: "What happened on April 6 and May 4 is nothing but a failed attempt, said Safwat El-Sherif, head of the Shoura Council, speaking to Rose Al-Youssef newspaper."They think that…
Egyptian in US pleads guilty for 'support to terrorists'
MIAMI: An Egyptian student who placed a video on the Internet showing how to convert toy cars into bomb detonators pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing material support to terrorists, the…
One African shot at border, deportations continue
CAIRO: Egyptian border guards shot and killed a man attempting to cross the Egyptian border into Israel, news agencies reported Thursday. An unnamed official from the North Sinai police department…
Inter Build Egypt capitalizes on construction boom
CAIRO: The annual Inter Build construction trade show has been coming to Egypt for a decade and a half now, but its last few visits have been the rosiest. As…
Most people prefer a monetary increase to income, shows poll
CAIRO: A recent poll showed that 37 percent of Egyptians working in the public sector or those who have retired prefer to have the government increase their income by raising…
CMA sets harsher fines for trading infractions
CAIRO: After amending Egypt's Capital Market Law early this month to impose harsher penalties on violations of trading rules or disclosure of information, parliament is mulling over equating insider trading…
Arab reality meets abandoned childhood memories in new Townhouse shows
Townhouse Gallery is currently hosting two shows dealing with the personal and the global, highlighting Cairo's ability to maintain a distinct culture despite its consistent dilution into the international mainstream.…
A blur of joy and hope
Picture the scene, if you will. A Spanish family is seated in the kitchen one summer s evening, the dinner finished, the dishes washed, when the radio crackles into life.…
Just another pop album
Myriam Faris is championed as being a child prodigy. She started singing at the age of about minus five, won about a thousand prizes during her youth, and went on…