If I only had a smile
Qena's children with clefting receive free corrective surgeryCAIRO: A smile crosses barriers and cultures. The simple upward curve of the corners of the mouth is a universal expression of pleasure…
Egypt, Switzerland and a traffic offence
CAIRO: With the countless number of traffic accidents that festoon Egypt's roads and streets, it would pay to heed the moral which says one cannot forever escape the crimes they…
High security, few protestors at second planned garbage march
CAIRO: Security and plainclothes police officers in full armor barricaded Al-Mattariya square on Sunday afternoon as Kefaya activists reportedly were planning to hold a second garbage march to protest the…
Tensions rise as role of Islamic movements in Arab world debated
CAIRO: A seminar about The Rise of Islamic Movements in Arab Parliaments early this week turned into a heated debate about the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt.The seminar is part…
Man follows dream, kills wife
CAIRO: Mohamed Sayed Awad, 36, a driver, stabbed his wife four times in the neck after he saw in a dream that he was slaughtering her, reported in Al Gomhuriah,…
CIFF daily highlights
Love For Share (Indonesia)Three women find themselves sharing their husbands with other women in this drama from Indonesia. As the Muslim religion grows in popularity in Jakarta, a growing number…
Film directors lash out at Arab critics
It s the Arabs that force us to compromise, not the West, said one directorCairo: What was meant to be a kudos session for Arab actors of international acclaim, spiraled…
South Sinai on High Security Alert
CAIRO: A security adviser has disputed the authenticity of a tip that four Palestinians were in South Sinai to set off a series of attacks targeting Israeli tourists.On Sunday, media…
Quota system a barrier to Egyptian exports, says business leader
Euro-Mediterranean free trade by 2010 may be unattainableCAIRO: European Union quotas placed on Egyptian agricultural exports are restrictive, do not reflect the country's economic potential and ignore growing seasons, says…