Who will win and who should win
Unlike last year, the main international competition has been a major disappointment. The quality of most of the films ranged from below average to mediocre. Even the few good ones…
A letdown even to skeptics
Even those who had modest expectations for the Annapolis conference were disappointed by its results: an agreement to start negotiations and a statement that selectively reiterated parts of the roadmap…
NO to violence against women: breaking walls of silence
November 25 marked the annual day for violence against women. It was also the beginning of a United Nations-led 16-day campaign entitled "Say NO to Violence Against Women . "Violence…
Post-Islamism: Reconciling liberal democracy with Islam
Muslim dictatorships have caused a lot of frustration. These days Islamists - individuals and groups who believe that their system of government should be based on Islamic principles - are…
Global poll to name seven natural wonders starts
GENEVA: The Grand Canyon, Mount Fuji and the Amazon rainforest are likely contenders in a global poll of millions of people to select the seven natural wonders of the world,…
Italy gives 1.3 million euros to Cairo museum refit
CAIRO: Italy will provide more than 1.3 million euros ($1.9 million) to renovate the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the countries culture ministers announced on Thursday. Farouk Hosni and Francesco Rutelli…
Greater Cairo needs multi-perspective planning for future expansion, say experts
CAIRO: Traffic congestions, pollution, internal migration, the invasion of construction at the expense of dwindling greenery are starting to shed a dark shadow on the capital's future. Cairo's urban future…
Railway workers threaten to go on hunger strike, demand rights
CAIRO: Nearly 200 railway safety technicians are threatening to start a hunger strike to express their growing dissatisfaction with wages and working conditions.They began a protest Wednesday in Cairo's Ramsis…
Muslim woman forced to remove headscarf, files suit
LOS ANGELES: A Muslim woman arrested for riding a commuter train without a valid ticket has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States, claiming her religious freedom was violated…
Senior UN fellow urges Egypt to take "leadership role"
CAIRO: An Egyptian Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation, Mohamed El-Ashry, gave a presentation to the Arab League Wednesday on the recently released 2007/2008 UN Human Development Report on…