University students expected to resume protests next week
CAIRO: Following a respite during the Eid Al-Adha holiday, protests that have swept university campuses across the country are expected to resume early next week as students reiterate their demands…
HRW condemns military’s reluctance to investigate ‘virginity checks’ case
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch condemned Thursday the military’s reluctance to investigate the sexual assault of female protesters and other documented torture cases of more than 170 protesters arrested during a…
Brains, guts, glitz are honored at Glamour fest
NEW YORK: His wife couldn't be there herself to accept her honor. So Mark Kelly, husband of recovering congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, spoke on her behalf. But, he made clear, his…
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…