THE REEL ESTATE: Where have all the silly comedies gone?
At the dawn of this decade, when an Egyptian underground film scene was deemed wishful thinking, a group of three young engineering students conceived a full-length video parody of famous…
Reinventing Energy
The world economy is being battered by sharply higher energy prices. While a few energy-exporting countries in the Middle East and elsewhere reap huge profits, the rest of the world…
From Olympia to Impasse
"Do not mix sports and politics! That defiant cry from China's rulers to the threat of a boycott of this summer's Beijing Olympic Games does not stand the test of…
South-South Trade
Twin brothers Hassan and Hussein harvest cocoa bean pods in Sinikosson, Ivory Coast, for the lucrative multibillion dollar chocolate trade but remain mired in poverty. Their story is repeated manifold…
In Focus: Risks of excluding the Brotherhood
The military sentences issued against some members of the Muslim Brotherhood represent a turning point in the relationship between the group and Mubarak regime. This is not only because they…
Australia funds vocational training project for children
CAIRO: The Australian Embassy in Cairo has allocated LE 58,000 to address child labor issues in Egypt.The money was spent on supplying a new bakery workshop with equipment so it…
Nazif's heckler at Cairo University says he was provoked by PM's speech
CAIRO: "Mr. President, Mr. President, Egypt's youth are behind bars. With those words Belal Diab, a 20-year-old literature student at Cairo University, interrupted Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif as he addressed…
Al-Azhar tunnel closure brings Cairo traffic to a standstill
CAIRO: The Al-Azhar tunnel was closed Tuesday, after what the Interior Ministry said was an electrical failure, although there several other possible explanations were given.According to a traffic policeman at…
Security forces crack down on satellite channels
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces last Wednesday raided the headquarters of the Cairo News Company, which is in charge of transmitting live broadcasts from Egypt to news satellite channels, according to…