UN report warns against unfair bilateral agreements
CAIRO: A UN report has warned against the plethora of trade agreements between developed and developing countries which could prove a hindrance to third world development goals.The 2007 Trade and…
Carte Blanche Communications Wins a Cannes Dove Tribute
CAIRO: During the advertising festival week in Cannes, ACT Responsible (Advertising Community Together) gathered over 400 advertising campaigns revolving around social and environmental issues in a competition to choose the…
Conference cites successful economic reforms, but more are required
CAIRO: Sustaining higher growth rates, tackling unemployment, and combating poverty are just some of the issues Egypt needs to tackle before it can successfully foray Into the Second Wave."The economy…
Economic growth will not leave out the poor, says Rachid
CAIRO: "Do not forget the poor, was the message at the heart of Minister of Trade Rachid Mohamed Rachid's keynote address on the last day of the Euromoney Egypt Conference…
Rachid, Italian Trade Minister assess bilateral action plan
CAIRO: Italy agreed to grant LE 100 million to the Egyptian-Italian Technology Cooperation Fund as well as train 250,000 Egyptian workers in the fields of leather, foodstuffs, textiles, engineering, furniture…
A Nepali artist takes us on a tour of South Asian spirituality
Stepping inside the work of artist Sharmila Shahi Faiia, you are taken into a world of Asian gods, goddesses and philosophies. Using bold colors, the painter brings to life a…
There's a rat in the kitchen
Ratatouille, Pixar s latest animated film about one rat s dream of haute cuisine, leaves viewers hungry. In the true spirit of haute cuisine, beautifully presented dishes were served up,…
Return of the underdogs
It s become the order of the day for any independent/cult artist or band to eventually succumb to market demands, abandon their eccentric sound and deliver a record with a…
Flamenco flame lights up the night
Passion, poise and precision summed up the performance as flamenco star María Pagés and her group took to the stage at the Cairo Opera House on Wednesday evening.The show starts…
Now you see it, now you don't
Street entertainers, I thought, were a thing of the past. The magicians who performed on sidewalks were an old phenomenon, a disappearing act. A recent documentary directed by Ahmed Abou…