THE REEL ESTATE: A roll of the dice
The short and winding trajectory of director Khaled Youssef's career is not only one of the biggest cinematic success stories of the new decade, but a substantial leap in the…
Paris celebrates 'fourth pyramid,' singer Om Kolthoum
PARIS: The life, voice and influence of Om Kolthoum, one of the greatest singers the Arab world has ever produced, are the theme of a major exhibit opening this week…
America's victory in Lebanon
The prime minister of His Majesty s Government, the rotund Lord North--reputed (falsely) to be the bastard son of George III - once sniffed to his cabinet that if it…
Deal with the Iranian factor
It is not clear whether Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas recent call for national and comprehensive dialogue with Hamas is a significant change of position. Some PA leaders claim that…
Who will succeed Pope Shenouda?
Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of Copts in Egypt and abroad, is currently in the United States for another surgical operation in less than two years. Not surprisingly, Copts and…
New tools in war on smoking: Stark warnings on impotence, disease
CAIRO: Offering a cigarette is as common as a handshake in Egypt, where the culture of smoking is so entrenched that patients and friends sometimes light up in hospital rooms.…
No alcohol means fewer stars for Cairo's Hyatt
CAIRO: Authorities are threatening to strip Cairo's luxury Grand Hyatt hotel of its five-star status after the owner stopped serving alcohol in the name of Islam.Last month, Abdel Aziz Ibrahim,…
Mansoura-Espana worker dismissal reignites meltdown fears
CAIRO: Two hundred and fifty workers at the Mansoura-Espana garments factory in Talkha demonstrated for a second day against the dismissal of colleague Mohsen El-Shae'r. El-Shae'r, 34, was given his…
'Jesus footprint' church damaged by fire
CAIRO: A historic church in the Nile Delta where the Holy Family is said to have stopped during their flight to Egypt, leaving Christ s footprint, has been damaged by…
Schoolboy held for 'tyrant Mubarak' exam answer
CAIRO: Security forces detained a schoolboy for several hours after he wrote in an exam that President Hosni Mubarak was a tyrant who ruled over cowards, an education official said…