Worth a thousand words
Nazli Madkour brings "A Thousand and One Nights to lifeOnce upon a time, in every Arab's childhood, lived the mystical fairytales of "A Thousand and One Nights. Until today, the…
Pressing issues
Director of The AUC Press talks about changing the image of Arab publishingIf you are browsing for an English-language book about Egypt, be it a translation of one of the…
The art of translation
A leading translator of modern Arabic literature publishes his memoirsWithout translators, written works of Arabic fiction and poetry would not have taken their rightful place on the stage of world…
A waste of experience
Pundits and patriots continuously bemoan the loss of the best Egyptian minds. Doctors, scientists and engineers who sought their fortune in foreign countries like the United States, United Kingdom and…
Press Round-up: Editors speak out over press law, newspapers continue coverage of Mideast crisis
Editorials point to recent incidents as threats to freedom of expressionCAIRO: The new publishing law, under discussion in parliament, has dominated editorials throughout the week. The topic also brought into…
Word on the Street: Captivating the public's attention
CAIRO: With the amount of events taking place both within Egypt and in the region as a whole, newspapers and magazines are never struggling to find information to fill their…
A business dinner
ŠΘ###Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid was the guest of honor and gave a speech discussing trade in the Middle East, here, Fayza Farid and Aziza Tannani##Photography…
Farewell party
ŠΘ###Pam Tabernacle, John Metcalf, Tony Benitz and Ayman Hegazy##May Houssam and Steve Railey
Arabs resume financial aid to Palestinians, $100 million sent to Abbas
Associated PressCAIRO: The Arab League has transferred some $50 million to the Palestinians, the first funding since international aid was cut off after the Hamas militant group won legislative elections,…
Church warns against dealing with rebel priest
CAIRO: Egypt s Coptic Orthodox Church on Wednesday refused to recognize a dissident priest who recently broke away to form his own church and warned against dealing with him, the…