Sawiris case adjourned as lawyers clash
CAIRO: Defense and prosecuting lawyers clashed in the courtroom Saturday as the case the case of Naguib Sawiris, the Coptic billionaire tycoon who tweeted images of Mickey and Minnie Mouse…
Activists spread the call for power transfer to parliament
CAIRO: Youth activists calling for the ruling military council to hand over power to the newly-elected parliament on January 25 spread the word on Friday about what they see as…
Carter disappointed with women’s meager representation in Egypt’s parliament
CAIRO: Jimmy Carter, founder of the Carter Center that observed Egypt's parliamentary elections, said his greatest disappointment in the process was the gross under-representation of women in parliament. "I believe…
Court ruling calms Suez martyrs’ families
CAIRO: Calm returned to the streets of Suez after a court accepted an appeal to renew the detention of businessman Ibrahim Farag, his son, and two police officers, accused of…
Tunisians feel pride, despair on revolt anniversary
TUNIS: As a symbol of how far Tunisia still has to go to fulfill the promise of the first Arab Spring revolution, Ammar Gharsallah's death this week could hardly have…
Syria’s child refugees haunted by violence
WADI KHALED: "There was no blood and I didn't cry," seven-year-old Mohammed recalls with almost eerie composure, describing the night he and his twin sister were shot as their family…
Protests erupt in several Syrian cities
AMMAN: Protests against President Bashar Al-Assad erupted in several Syrian cities on Friday, activists said. Security forces killed one demonstrator in the northwestern town of Idlib, the Syrian Observatory for…
Make money not arthouse films: British PM tells industry
After a period of critical and commercial success, Prime Minister David Cameron has urged the British film industry to focus on making more mainstream movies to allow them to compete…
Jolie, Thornton to present new films at Berlin festival
Angelina Jolie's directorial debut about the Bosnian war and a drama made by and starring her ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton will feature at the Berlin film festival next month, organizers…
Sun shines again for Woody Allen after ‘Midnight’
The chimes may have tolled midnight in Paris, but in Hollywood, it's the dawn of another career revival for Woody Allen after his biggest hit in decades and a new…