Hybrid records: crossing folk Egyptian music with Western electro beats
Imagine a hot blonde on a donkey, a Bedouin playing bass guitar in the desert, a falah (peasant farmer) on a drum set and a camel with an LSD screen.…
Excommunicated theologian to contest decision in admin court
CAIRO: Habib Bibawy, the theology professor who made headlines this week after being excommunicated by the Holy Synod, announced he will contest the decision in the administrative court. Noting that…
Kazakhstan envoy to dispel negative "Borat" image
NEW HAVEN: Kazakhstan s envoy to the United States Tuesday defended his country against misconceptions caused by the hit comedy film Borat and its misogynistic, anti-Semitic, fictional Kazakh TV reporter.Speaking…
Egypt-Saudi Business Council calls for double taxation prevention
CAIRO: At a meeting held in Cairo on Tuesday, the Egyptian-Saudi Business Council called on both Egyptian and Saudi governments to sign a bilateral double taxation prevention agreement in a…
National Cement Company reports modest bottom line growth
Government maintains NCC not for saleCAIRO: The National Cement Company (NCC) released partial H2, 2006 results Wednesday showing net income reached LE 151.2 million.The figure represents a 36 percent increase…
Chomsky on Iran, Iraq and the US's mafia complex
Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in US policy toward Iran, Iraq, North Korea,…
Manhunt for alleged fourth Sinai bomb plot suspect
RAFAH: Months after Israel warned of a suspected plot to target Israelis in Sinai, Egyptian police Thursday said they had arrested three Palestinians and are on the hunt for a…
