Euro-Arab Caravan returns with a feast of animations
Independent film production and distribution house Semat brings back the Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema to Alexandria after the big success of the last edition in April. This time round,…
A film, fairies and one exceptional shoemaker
More than any other Egyptian art form, the state of the theater has sharply divided critics and theatergoers alike. Apart from very few efforts, commercial theater - one of the…
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT: The The Humanity of Western Media!
I was extremely happy with the wide coverage the Western media - especially that of the US- gave to the plight of two Israeli families who were recently forced by…
What Syria learned from the war
If Syrians ever had any doubt about Hezbollah s military prowess, they were pleasantly surprised by its remarkable performance during its confrontation with Israel last summer. By holding out for…
The Healthier Poor
Life expectancy in the world's high-income countries is now 78 years, while it is only 51 years in the least-developed countries, and as low as 40 years in some AIDS-ridden…
Making peace work
Simply stated, the peace dividend theory holds that in times of peace, budgets and resources normally allocated for defense can be used to invest internally in housing, education, and other…
Global warming causing Mediterranean Sea to rise, threatening Egypt's lush Nile Delta
ALEXANDRIA: Millions of Egyptians could be forced permanently from their homes, the country s ability to feed itself devastated.That s what likely awaits this already impoverished and overpopulated nation by…
Boy really really doesn't like snakes
CINCINNATII: A man who shows snakes and other reptiles at schools, festivals and libraries says a boy who told the man he hated snakes stomped and killed the man s…
Detention extended to officer who beat 33-year-old to death
CAIRO: A court decision to extend the detention of a Mansoura police officer and three other low ranking security personnel for allegedly brutalizing 33-year-old Nasr Abdallah to death has precipitated…
