Renowned Syrian theater actors flee to Egypt
BEIRUT: Two Syrian theater actors known for their plays mocking authority headed to Egypt on Thursday, fleeing possible arrest in their country but vowing to pursue their pro-democracy struggle. Mohamed…
Egypt bars Dutch MP for racism
CAIRO: Egypt has refused entry to a Dutch MP, a member of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), for what it termed racist comments and hostility to Egypt's government, the…
Arab leaders offering asylum to Syria’s Assad, says US diplomat
WASHINGTON: Arab leaders are privately telling the United States that they have offered Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad asylum in a bid to get him to step down, a top US…
Egyptian pound trades at weakest in nearly 7 years
CAIRO: The Egyptian pound fell to its lowest in nearly seven years against the US dollar on Thursday, driven by a weak euro and outflows as local treasury bills matured,…
Eddie Murphy follows Ratner and quits Oscar gig
Eddie Murphy has bowed out of his gig as host of the Academy Awards, following pal Brett Ratner's decision to leave the show as producer because of an uproar over…
9 writers, 6 actors, 1 huge topic: gay marriage
By Mark Kennedy / AP It sounded like an impossible task: Write a play about gay marriage that can only have a few characters. Oh, and make it about 10 minutes…
Misr International Films forays into independent cinema
If you have never stepped into the world of the late great Egyptian director Youssef Chahine, it is time you discover what you have been missing. Directing over 40 films…
Global slowdown, high prices squeeze oil demand: IEA
LONDON: World oil demand will be lower than expected this year and next as economic slowdown and high prices curb consumption, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. The…
OPIC approves $150 mln in financing for Egypt’s Citadel
CAIRO: The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US government’s development finance institution, approved Wednesday a $150 million (LE 900 million) financial package for Egypt’s Citibank that will go to…
Egypt urban inflation slows to 7.1 pct in October
CAIRO: Egypt's urban consumer inflation slowed to 7.1 percent on an annual basis last month from 8.2 percent in September, Egypt's state statistics agency said on Thursday. The urban consumer…