What not to do at a loved ones funeral
Death at a Funeral, the opening film of the 31st Cairo International Film Festival, is a small ensemble British black comedy directed by American filmmaker Frank Oz ("Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,…
Laughs, awards and blunders mark film festival opening
CAIRO: Amid what have become the signature fireworks sparkling above a glamorous red carpet and the sounds of soothing American classics, the 31st Cairo International Film Festival kicked off with…
Views : Are judges the next target?
The Judges' Club elections to replace one third of the Club's board of directors will be held tomorrow amid heavy speculation that the wave of counter attacks triggered by the…
Living in a bubble in Lebanon
Fadi is a 23-year-old medical student living in a bubble. He walks around in it, goes out with a girl living in a similar bubble, and socializes with friends from…
High tensions in the low countries
Belgium and the Netherlands, two founding members of the European Union, are increasingly divided about what that project now means. The EU's Reform Treaty is now the focus of that…
The power of a bad idea
In the worldwide marketplace of ideas, everything has a measure of value, even a bad idea. A bad idea can even illuminate the darkest landscape of truth with brilliant flair…
Towards good governance: Up close with MSAD Minister Ahmed Darwish
CAIRO: The Ministry of State for Administrative Development (MSAD) found itself at the heart of two major controversies this year: the new teachers' law and the restructuring of government bodies.…
YouTube terminates account of blogger
CAIRO: YouTube, the number one video-sharing website, suspended the account of international award winning blogger and activist Wael Abbas due to complaints over the brutal content of his videos.According to…
Foreigners will not take lands out of Egypt, says housing minister
CAIRO: Egypt will continue selling land to foreign investors in new urban communities, said Ahmed El-Maghraby, minister of housing, utilities and urban communities. His statement was a response to a…