Absent Iranian wins Cannes directing prize
Iranian dissident Mohammad Rasoulof won the Cannes prize for best director in the Un Certain Regard section Saturday but could not attend because of "Kafkaesque" authorities at home. Rasoulof's wife…
Cheers, tears for Deneuve Cannes closer
French screen legend Catherine Deneuve Saturday drew the curtain on the 64th Cannes festival with the closing film, "Beloved," a musical melodrama co-starring her daughter that drew cheers and tears.…
Gender revolution hits Arab world in ‘The Source’
In a remote village in North Africa, women use the only weapon they have — sex — and go on a "love strike" that challenges traditional gender roles. Director Radu…
Participants at National Dialogue Conference call for constitution before elections
CAIRO: Disagreements over the participation of people affiliated with the former regime marred the second session of the National Dialogue Conference on Sunday. Some participants objected to the presence of…
Policeman gets death for protest murders
By AFP CAIRO: An Egyptian court condemned a policeman to death on Sunday for killing 20 protesters, in the first such sentencing of a security forces member for the murder…
Details of US gov proposal to Egypt to emerge within days, says Scobey
CAIRO: US Ambassador to Egypt, Margaret Scobey, held a roundtable discussion Thursday on President Barack Obama’s Middle East speech to discuss how the US views developments in the Middle East,…
Islamic thinker says he might run for presidency ‘when possible’
CAIRO: Prominent Islamic thinker Mohamed Selim Al-Awa said Saturday that he might consider running for the presidency when the laws governing the elections are announced and the door for receiving…
Lawyers demand El-Adly judge step down
CAIRO: Following chaos that marred the trial of former interior Minister Habib El-Adly and six of his assistants for their involvement in killing protesters on Saturday, lawyers representing the victims’…
Mubarak depressed, needs therapy: MENA
CAIRO: Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak, who is under arrest in a hospital room, is depressed and needs treatment by a psychologist, the official MENA news agency reported on Saturday.…
Editorial: Leaks and the ethics of journalism
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: As Egypt oscillates between waves of absolute chaos and tense calm, the role of the media in steering public opinion and street action in this critical…