Mubarak says Annapolis summit could lead to peace including Syria, Lebanon
ATHENS: The Middle East summit in Annapolis could lead to ''comprehensive peace'' in the region, including Syria and Lebanon, President Hosni Mubarak said Monday.Mubarak said last week's US-hosted conference ''will…
Editorial calls for removal of Justice Minister
CAIRO: Minister of Justice Mamdouh Marie should be removed from office for his "violent and aggressive policies towards the country's judges, wrote prominent lawyer Farid Al-Dib in an article published…
13 Muslim Brotherhood members detained
CAIRO: Thirteen members of the Muslim Brotherhood were detained Monday, a security source said, in a continued clampdown which the group says is aimed at preventing members from running in…
'CIB can defeat the law of numbers,' says chairman
CAIRO: Being a top bank in terms of "size and profit is an extremely difficult situation to defend, but we've proven that we can defeat the law of numbers, Hisham…
Are refugees stealing Egyptians' jobs?
CAIRO: Almost all recognized refugees work informally and are often underpaid and exploited, according to research conducted by the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program at the American University in…
After 'Munich', 'Rendition', Egyptian tries to make it in Hollywood
Although the film "Rendition was a box office flop, it was not without its saving graces. One of these graces was Omar Metwally, Egypt's new pride and joy. History student-turned-actor,…
'On Air' from movie hell
As soon as you think things could not get worse, they do. After enduring three days of primarily so-so films in the festival, "Ala El Hawa (On Air), the second…
Racism gets some Dutch kicking
When Wouter, an advertisement director, searches for an idea that best represents Dutch society and the foreigners in it for his first art-house film, he immediately dismisses multicultural dialogue. It's…
Dear God, look what they have done with thy name
In the Name of God was heralded by some critics as one of the most influential, groundbreaking Pakistani films of all time. Now I'm no expert on Pakistani films, but…
The Moroccans behind Hollywood's blockbusters
In 1966, late great Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini went to a small Moroccan village to shoot his haunting piece of neo-realism "Oedipus Rex. A 19-year-old young man befriended the…