EU pressure grows to end Gaza blockade
JERUSALEM: The European Union is increasing pressure on Israel to end its nine-month-old blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip to prevent a humanitarian crisis, an Israeli official said on Thursday.…
Security forces conduct mass arrests, search for weapons near border
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces made a series of arrests in the areas of Rafah and Sheikh Zowayed Thursday searching for weapons sources told Daily News Egypt.Security forces in the area,…
Brotherhood to run in municipal elections despite arrests
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood has announced its intention to field candidates in the upcoming local council elections, despite a recent spate of arrests of its members, the group announced at…
Nokia launches new range in Egyptian market
CAIRO: Nokia launched a new range of handsets in Egypt at a press conference at the Intercontinental Semiramis Hotel in Cairo Wednesday.Nokia's Head of Sales for North East Africa Sherif…
Dina El Gharib's exhibition: too polished for art?
It is rare to be genuinely undecided about the merit of an art exhibition. The nature of art, as a form of communication from one person to another, is to…
Host Jon Stewart ready to provide Oscars laughs
HOLLYWOOD: Television comedian Jon Stewart will be injecting some stinging satire into the Oscars Sunday, giving a political flavor to the Hollywood extravaganza in a presidential election year. The 45-year-old…
A Passing moment of self realization
Heavily influenced by transcendental film style and French cinema, Sherif El Bendary's latest film, "Saat Asari (Siesta) is a shining example of this alternative cinematic style few Egyptian filmmakers have…
Independent filmmakers dream of invading the silver screen
CAIRO: When scriptwriter Jasmine Samy and independent filmmaker Sherif Al-Mahdy formed a group on facebook.com gathering independent film artists from Egypt and the Arab World, they never imagined that a…