Fairytale rise to fame for Czech singer turned actress
With low-budget musical movie Once winning awards from Hollywood to Moscow, and its soundtrack ballad Falling Slowly climbing the charts worldwide, Czech youngster Marketa Irglova has experienced a fairytale rise…
Of women, memories and storytelling
The soft lighting and captivating simplicity of Al-Azhar's Wikalet El-Ghoury provided the perfect setting for the stories presented by the Women and Memory Forum (WMF) earlier this week. Originally founded…
In search of an Egyptian Obama
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is a global phenomenon, which is not confined only to the United States but also to the whole world. I believe that if there was…
Iran's economic mafia
A low profile consultant, Abbas Palizdar, who has allegedly served at the Economic Commission of the seventh Iranian Parliament, has publicly linked the high profile figures of the Islamic Republic…
A maturing China-Africa relationship
Last week, Japan pledged more than $1.9 billion to Africa over the next five years. The announcement was made on the first day of a timely Japan-Africa summit in Yokohama.…
Saudis call for dialogue
Saudi Arabia s call for an ongoing interfaith dialogue has raised a few eyebrows in the West. The kingdom has long been perceived as a piece of desert ruled by…
UNICEF, Alexandria governorate launch child protection program
ALEXANDRIA: "My life has changed 100 percent; I learned sewing and became literate, said 16-year-old Hala Ibrahim, one of 8,000 children who benefited from the UNICEF Child Protection Program in…
'Land thugs' terrorize fleeing farmers in Beheira
BEHEIRA: Twenty-three families left their homes and fled to their fields on Tuesday in an attempt to escape forces mobilized by local 'land thugs' in Ezbet Muharram, in Beheira, formers…
49 Mahalla detainees referred to court
CAIRO: The Attorney General of the Mahalla and Samanoud prosecution offices ordered on Tuesday a referral to court of 49 detainees on charges related to events which took place in…
