Stars pay tribute to Whitney Houston in US
Hollywood stars, music greats and loved ones praised the "sweet miracle" of Whitney Houston at a moving funeral service in her home town Saturday, a week after the pop singer's…
Italian prison docu-drama ‘Caesar Must Die’ wins Berlin fest
Italy's veteran directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani won the Golden Bear at the Berlin film festival Saturday for "Caesar Must Die," a docu-drama about inmates at a high-security prison staging…
Sawy short film fest held amid Egypt’s cultural turbulence
This time last year, Egypt was in a state of celebration. Seemingly free from the shackles of the Hosni Mubarak regime, Egyptians danced in the naivety of the reverberating chant,…
Egypt ‘promises fuel’ for Gaza power plant
GAZA CITY: Egypt has promised to provide diesel fuel for the Gaza Strip's sole power plant, which shut down this week after running out of fuel, a Gaza official said…
Egypt sets NGO trial date, escalating rift with US
CAIRO: Egypt said Saturday the criminal trial of 44 NGO workers will start Feb. 26 in a politically charged case against foreign-funded pro-democracy groups that has badly shaken Cairo's ties…
Dempsey wanted to fly US suspects out of Egypt: report
CAIRO: The top US military general asked Egyptian authorities during a visit to Cairo this month to allow American democracy activists facing trial to fly home with him, an Egyptian…
Crisis management, Egyptian style
CAIRO: With a renewed wave of sectarian clashes and heightened tension between Egypt and the US over the “NGO hostage crisis”, the new Egypt doesn’t seem so new after all.…
Unofficial PA delegation ends Amreya crisis
ALEXANDRIA: An unofficial delegation of 16 parliamentarians on a visit to the Alexandria village that saw the forced eviction of eight Coptic families, criticized the absence of the rule of…
MPs to form ‘revolutionary council’ to meet revolution’s demands
CAIRO: Three members of parliament announced that they will form a ‘revolutionary council’ to execute the demands of the January uprising, which include subjecting those responsible for killing protesters during…
Egyptians demand expulsion of Syrian ambassador
CAIRO: Hundreds of Egyptians gathered in front of the Syrian Embassy in Cairo calling for the immediate discharge of the Syrian ambassador from Egypt. A march began at Omar Makram…