Opera broadcasts build Latin American audiences
The first thing opera buff Marcelo Perez did when he retired eight years ago was take a bus to the US border and then a train to New York, where…
On literature and the city
By Rania Khalil In its second year, the Cairo Mediterranean Literary Festival focused on the theme of “Literature and the City.” Designed as an opportunity for exchange between Egyptian writers and…
Egypt jails ex-housing minister for graft, says source
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced on Thursday a former housing minister who served under ousted President Hosni Mubarak to five years in jail and fined him over an illegal land…
Al-Wafd to select new higher committee in divisive elections
CAIRO: Al-Wafd Party's general assembly will elect a new higher committee and members of the general secretariat on Friday, in what has been described as the liberal party’s most intense…
Artists referred to military prosecution ahead of Friday protests
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The military police referred three artists to the military prosecution Thursday ahead of planned mass protests on Friday for criticizing the ruling military council, lawyer Ghada Shahbandar…
Sharaf promotes successes ahead of Friday protest
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's Prime Minister promoted his interim government's achievements on Wednesday since taking office in February before a rally planned in Cairo on Friday. Facebook groups, which helped…
Egypt and Tunisia head to G8 for economic succor
TUNIS: Egypt and Tunisia, the poster nations for the popular uprisings that swept the Middle East, head this week to an annual meeting of the world's rich nations to save…
Egypt court fines Ajwa chairman $3.4 mln
CAIRO: An Egyptian court fined Ajwa Food Industries Chairman Mohamed Bin Issa Jaber Al Jaber LE 20 million ($3.4 million) on Thursday for forging documents and other financial crimes. The…
Egypt to open Gaza border crossing from May 28
CAIRO: Egypt will open its border with the Gaza Strip "on a daily basis" starting from May 28, the state MENA news agency said on Wednesday, to ease entry restrictions…
Mubarak stable, suffers depression: hospital
CAIRO: Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak, ordered to stand trial over the killing of protesters, is in stable condition but suffers bouts of depression, the state news agency reported on…