Officials: No fines in ‘Transformers 3’ accident
Indiana officials say they won't fine Paramount Pictures or production crews over an accident during filming of "Transformers 3" that left a woman with brain damage. Gabriela Cedillo was working…
Perusing through the ‘Gardens of Egypt’
Currently at the Safar Khan Gallery in Zamalek is a show titled "Gardens of Egypt" by Anna Boghiguian. A highly anticipated show, Boghiguian is an artist who has been exhibiting…
Bosnia revokes filming permission for Jolie film
Bosnian authorities on Wednesday revoked permission for US star Angelina Jolie to shoot part of her directorial debut film there after complaints from a women war victims group, Bosnian radio…
NZealand filmmakers, unions keep mum on ‘Hobbit’ boycott
New Zealand unions and filmmakers reported "productive" talks Thursday on a row threatening Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" movies, but would not say if a global boycott of the film had been…
Investment authority shuts down four channels, issues warnings to two others
CAIRO: The Egyptian General Authority for Investment (GAFI) ordered the shutdown of four satellite channels for violating their license agreement with the Media Free Zone. Television channels Al-Khalijia, Al-Hafez, Al-Siha…
Egypt boasts 60.2 mln mobile subscribers
CAIRO: The number of mobile subscribers in Egypt reached 60.2 million at the end of August, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, an…
Iran exports first petrochemicals to Egypt
TEHRAN: An Iranian official said on Wednesday that Tehran has exported its petrochemicals to Egypt, a country with which it has still not restored diplomatic ties broken more than 30…
NGO sues government over restrictions on text messaging companies
CAIRO: The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) has filed a lawsuit against the government’s decision to impose restrictions on companies that send out mass text messages. The…
Al-Dostor journalists hold an open strike inside syndicate
CAIRO: Over 120 journalists from daily independent Al-Dostor newspaper started an open strike Tuesday evening at the Journalists’ Syndicate in response to the procrastination of the newspaper’s owner to meet…
Prosecutors sum up in Dutch politician’s case
AMSTERDAM: Populist politician Geert Wilders' negative views of Islam — he has called it "retarded" and "inherently violent" — are his opinions, not irrefutable facts, Dutch prosecutors argued Tuesday at…
