Cairo International Film Festival kicks off in style
Festival celebrates world stars in a simple, elegant ceremonyCAIRO: Amid a blaze of fireworks and a soundtrack of dreamy classic American tunes, the 30th Cairo International Film Festival opened yesterday…
'Anti-theocracy' grows as Iran's seminaries lost autonomy
Iran's theocratic regime appears more confident than ever. Its standoff with the West over its nuclear program, together with its ties to Syria and its growing influence in Lebanon and…
Thoughts after ending a seven-week American affair
I've just spent seven weeks in the United States and encountered hundreds of students, professors and other ordinary citizens all around the country who share a set of powerful ideas--personal…
Lebanon's South is quiet now, but it may not last
Talk to one of the newly-arrived United Nations peacekeepers in South Lebanon and one will quickly learn that their principle force protection concern has little to do with Lebanon's Hezbollah…
Pharaoh's 'lock of hair' for sale online on French site
CAIRO: So reads a mysterious classified ad on a French Internet site, which claims to be selling a lock of hair from Egypt s most famous Pharaoh, and has Egyptologists…
Tenants fight back against building owner
CAIRO: The daily press has been abuzz with the latest developments in the rental/tenant disputes.The residents of one old building in Heliopolis have lodged a complaint against the building's new…
Newlyweds end marriage in tragic death
CAIRO: A newlywed couple died from asphyxiation due to inhaling gas 20 days after their wedding, police sources said.The couple, Ahmed Samir Awad, 24, accountant, and his bride Zeinab Abdel…
Current construction legislation cited as main deterrent to investors in IFC Alexandria Conference
New legislation to be introduced to current parliament session to remove some obstacles to investmentALEXANDRIA: Alexandria Businessmen s Association Chairman Mohamed Ragab called on the Ministries of Investment and Housing…
Political dialogue between Egypt and Iran will not improve relations, expert says
Nazif and Davoudi hold discussions in TurkeyCAIRO: A meeting between Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and the Iranian vice president does not mean an improvement in the countries' relations due to…
