Fairytales mix with blurred reality
It s clear through the first scenes of Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle that the relationship between the two main characters Aonhgas and his grandfather have deteriorated over the years. Tension…
Prime Minister: Egypt to scrap antiquated subsidies program
CAIRO: Egypt plans to do away with its antiquated subsidies program, the prime minister said Thursday, but the country s president of 26 years opposed the move, suggesting it would…
Prison didn't change me: Kareem Amer
CAIRO: Without a personal computer and through Internet cafés, 22-year-old Al-Azhar University student Abdel Kareem Nabil Soliman, known as Kareem Amer, created a blog under the name "Kareem Amer. The…
Syndicate head plays down fears of press monitoring
CAIRO: President of the Journalists' Syndicate Makram Mohammed Ahmed played down concerns over the decision of the Central Audit Bureau (CAB) to monitor the independent press in Egypt.The State Council…
Balestra Fashion Show at Ramses Hilton
With the cooperation of the Italian Embassy in Egypt, Mahmoud Mokhtar, Ramses Hilton General Manager hosted recently the famous Italian Designer "Renato Balestra to present his latest creation of fashion…
'Obelisque' introduces different angle to Egypt
Obelisque, a monthly English-language magazine presenting design, culture and travel in Egypt launches this month. Produced by interior designer Lamia Hassanein and three partners, the magazine uses high-quality photography to…
Welcome to Egypt, the world capital of belly dancing
Jannelle Cortes and Keti Sharif are kindred spirits. The two have never met and are from opposite sides of the earth, The US and Western Australia respectively, yet they followed…
Local cup competition creates a mini world
In one group, the Americans will take on the Turkish, while the British will face the Italians. This is not a rerun of the First World War, but the Mini…
Mansour Amer, Porto Sokhna and Cairo's new beach
AIN SOKHNA: In the labyrinthine world of politics, ever more complicated by the global phenomenon of the "businessman-politician it's not always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. Nothing…
A fond farewell to a father
As the last screenings of Cairo International Film Festival's main international competition's movies, I went into in the Good News theater waiting for another humdrum festival day to pass. Up…
