Did France's 'New Wave' shoot its cinema?
Fifty years after France's "New Wave raised a storm at Cannes with…
Ghobadi's 'Cats' explores Iran's covert music scene
Film director Bahman Ghobadi challenges Iran's draconian censorship and pays tribute to…
Coptic contemporary art embraces traditions
Walking into the Sawy Culture Wheel's new exhibit "Contemporary Copts, by artist…
Partnership? What Partnership?
LONDON: European Union policy toward its neighbors to the east is in…
Time for Somali consensus on Islamic law
WASHINGTON, DC: On 18 April, the Somali parliament unanimously passed a bill…
Democracy Promotion Reconsidered
CAMBRIDGE: President George W. Bush was famous for proclaiming the promotion of…
EFG-Hermes:Mobile phone growth to slow in Egypt
CAIRO Mobile telecom firms in Egypt will see growth in subscriber numbers…
Pope wades into the heart of Mideast conflict
JERUSALEM: Pope Benedict XVI waded into the heart of the Middle East…
Abbas to swear in gov't without Hamas by Wednesday
RAMALLAH: Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Monday that he is swearing…
IN DEPTH: Prices remain sticky despite falling inflation
CAIRO: While record inflation rates that characterized 2008 have cooled significantly in…