Israeli defense official in Egypt for Gaza talks
CAIRO: Senior Israeli defense official Amos Gilad was in Cairo on Tuesday for talks with Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman on the situation in Gaza and the possibility of reopening…
Five years on, Iraq's future is still uncertain
CAIRO: As the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion descends upon us, the war-torn country is still bogged down with no solution in sight. What was sold as a swift…
Link launches latest Microsoft products
CAIRO: Link Development recently sponsored the launch of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 in Saudi Arabia. The software development subsidiary of Egypt's LinkDotNet, and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, has enjoyed…
Unregistered mobile lines to be cut
CAIRO: The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) announced it will shut down unregistered mobile lines starting July, according to sources in the industry.Estimates place the amount of unregistered mobile lines…
IAM Pyramid concert heads to Cannes
Rap group IAM's 20th anniversary concert, held at the Giza Pyramids' Sound and Light Theater last Friday, along with their two-week Egypt tour has been filmed into a documentary. It…
Young voices ring loudly in Children's Film Festival
Bridging cultural differences and challenging language barriers, the 18th round of the Cairo International Film Festival for Children (CIFFC), which ended last week, featured works from 42 countries. Participating countries,…
The Mismanagement of the Bread Crisis
It's absurd to speak of an unprecedented 7 percent economic growth rate in Egypt at a time when Egyptians are killing each other for a loaf of bread.The government is…
Through the eyes of Prophet Muhammad
Muslims in the West are increasingly finding themselves in a dilemma. While some are still searching for an identity and a sense of belonging, almost all are confronted at one…
Liberty and Music
Ian Buruma s most recent book is Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance. He is a professor of democracy, human rights and…
The moral majority for peace
Reaching a peace agreement by the end of the year seems almost impossible. The violence and the rage on the streets of both Israel and Palestine is once again in…