Shadi scores the winner as Al Ahly beat Haras Al-Hodoud
CAIRO: Al Ahly got back with three precious points from Alexandria after beating Harras Al-Hodoud 2-1, on Tuesday, in the third day of the Egyptian League. The team s hero…
"Atonement" starts 75th anniversary Venice film festival
VENICE: Already tipped as a potential Oscar winner, British psychological drama Atonement , starring Keira Knightley, opens the 75th anniversary Venice Film Festival on Wednesday. Directed by Joe Wright and…
Released Egyptians in Libya to return to Egypt today
CAIRO/TRIPOLI: A spokesman at the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli has said that the seven Egyptian workers being detained in a Libyan prison were released on Tuesday and will be returning…
Sinai detainees end hunger strike
CAIRO: Fifty Sinai detainees in Borg El-Arab prison near the North Coast ended a hunger strike to protest their "unjust imprisonment and to precipitate their release.Khaled Aly from the Hisham…
Acer Focuses on Biometric Ahead of Gitex 2007
DUBAI: Acer Computer, a supplier of notebook and desktop computers in the Middle East, aims to gain widespread exposure for its security-focused range of mobility products, said the company in…
Screening a spiritual quest
Dedicated to holistic health, Insight Inside screens movies that are related to "spirituality, well-being, personal growth, and awareness. This week, Bernardo Bertolucci's "Little Buddha (1994) is the movie of choice.…
Jogging along Beirut's Corniche for clarity
As a Middle East policy analyst who also has family ties to Lebanon, I visit quite often. I rolled out of bed one day and tried jogging along Beirut' s…
Turkey's Transformation
Abdullah Gül's election as Turkey's 11th president marks a watershed in the country's history. In July, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) - religiously conservative but economically liberal -…
Times of mistrust in Egypt
It is said that mutual trust, rather than mutual interest, is what keeps human associations together. Lack of trust among members of a community resembles cracks in an aged building;…