Barclays Egypt talks CSR
While it may seem that corporate social responsibility goes unnoticed by consumers, Omnia Elnosairy, head of corporate affairs at Barclays Bank Egypt, argues that “customers do care.” “They want to…
Norman Finkelstein to DNE: Israel may target Nasrallah’s deputy (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this special interview with controversial political scientist and writer Norman Finkelstein, best known for his 2000 book “The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish…
Decoding Egypt: ‘We started big, and we remain big’!
"We started big, and we remain big" is the clunky, self-praising but deceptive slogan used by Egyptian television to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its establishment. Egyptian TV is now…
British film-makers’ outrage at abolition of funding council
Leading British film-makers have reacted with horror to the announcement of plans to abolish the UK Film Council, a body responsible for funding 900 British films over the past decade.…
Direct or indirect talks: Is there a difference?
Syria and Israel negotiated directly in the US in 2000 and indirectly in 2008. The PLO and Israel negotiated indirectly first in the late 1980s and directly since the start…
Film tax breaks bring Scorsese, Allen back to France
Quentin Tarantino shot his movie about wartime France in Germany to save money but now directors like Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese are returning to glamorous Paris thanks to generous…
Proximity talks have their uses
Later this week, the Arab League will decide whether to recommend that the PLO move from proximity to direct talks in its negotiations with the Netanyahu government. The American-led Quartet…
Convicts for export
NEW DELHI: China has devised a novel strategy to relieve pressure on its overcrowded prisons: employ convicts as laborers on overseas projects in the developing world. The practice has exposed…
Kidman, Affleck films among Toronto fest debuts
A showcase for potential Academy Awards contenders and big fall releases, September's Toronto International Film Festival will feature titles starring Nicole Kidman, Ben Affleck, Robert De Niro, Natalie Portman, Keanu…
For Sheryl Crow, new album reflects her emotions
Although working from home is convenient, sometimes it pays to go to the office. That's what Sheryl Crow discovered when she jettisoned her Nashville home studio for a Los Angeles…