Eissa trial adjourned until Jan. 2
CAIRO: The trial of Al-Dostour editor Ibrahim Eissa was adjourned Wednesday until Jan. 2, 2008.Eissa is accused of publishing articles in August questioning the health of President Hosni Mubarak which,…
Riot police cordon off Ayman Nour vigil
CAIRO: Riot police cordoned off dozens of supporters of Egypt's most famous jailed dissident as they held a candlelight vigil marking two years since a judge ordered Ayman Nour be…
Arabs reject UN environment center including Israel
CAIRO: Arab officials have rejected a UN proposal to set up a regional environmental training center in the Middle East because it would include Israel, a Saudi official said Wednesday.Prince…
Egypt sees a decline in CPI, inflation remains high as holiday season approaches
CAIRO: In line with market expectations, Egypt s consumer price index (CPI) eased to 6.9 percent year-on-year in November from 7.5 percent in October, however, inflationary pressures continue to loom…
Tapping IT doors: ITSC's El-Kishky talks about the growing sector
CAIRO: The telecommunications sector is expanding faster than any other industry in the nation, but there are still many unexplored opportunities that should be addressed. "The real boom is coming…
Characters in 'Full Scope' mirror Russia's post-Soviet identity crisis
It's not everyday you see a President Putin look-alike frolicking in a ripped vest - but then the Cairo Film Festival does open windows onto all sorts of worlds.Valery Pendrakovsky's…
Trying to catch the moon in a bottle, Euro-whimsy style
What color is the universe? Beige, according to one of the many eccentric characters of "La Luna en Botella. This jolly little question is a snippet that fits neatly into…
War-torn hearts and battered minds
I hadn't intended to see "Battle for Haditha. Out of personal choice, I had decided not to. But as usual Cairo Film Festival cock-up would have it, "Reservoir Dogs could…
A bittersweet piece of 'Caramel'
A horde of filmgoers rushed to Good News Cinema last Wednesday to catch Lebanese actor/director Nadine Labaki's much heralded directorial debut "Caramel. Defying the pervading rule of Arabic movies, the…
Harvey Keitel press conference turns into a carnival of hypocrisy
A press conference with American superstar Harvey Keitel surprisingly turned into a statement of hypocrisy and candid discrimination following a question about the actor's film "The Last Temptation of the…