IMF report tells Egypt to move forward with reforms
CAIRO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest evaluation of the Egyptian economy, the Country Report for 2010. While praising Egypt's "resilience to the economic crisis, the report cautioned…
COMESA forum tackles perception of corruption
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: While day one of this week's COMESA forum presented investment opportunities by highlighting key sectors of interest, day two focused more on doing business, pointing to the obstacles…
Waters to celebrate 'Wall' anniversary with tour
It s been 30 years, but Pink Floyd s The Wall still means a great deal in the rock world - and to its co-creator Roger Waters.So to commemorate the…
German cinema pioneer Schroeter dead at 65
Werner Schroeter, one of the leading lights of 1970s-era New German Cinema and a pioneer of gay filmmaking, has died at age 65, a museum said Tuesday.Schroeter, who had suffered…
THE REEL ESTATE: The mysterious blonde and her Chinese fan
An older friend of mine once said that great Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira is like a fine wine: He gets better with age. His films, the epitome of art-house…
King Tut's dad's toe returned to Egypt
CAIRO: A toe belonging to the father of famed boy pharaoh Tutankhamun has been returned to Egypt nearly a century after it was stolen, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said…
Quebec niqab legislation would cover more than the face
OTTAWA: Across Europe, discussions are taking place about what local Muslim women wear - specifically the niqab (face veil), burqa (a garment that covers the body, head and face) and…
Obama is pro-Israel… and pro-Palestinian
TEL AVIV: US President Barack Obama is pro-Israel, even though he does not shower Israel with love on a daily basis, as was the case during 16 years of pampering…
The dear leader nuclear weapons company
TOKYO: US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev just signed a major new nuclear arms control treaty in Prague. The world's great nuclear powers will meet this month…
Time for change 20 years after Lebanon's civil war
BEIRUT: Since the general elections in Lebanon last June, which kept the Western and Saudi-backed March 14th alliance in power and ushered Saad Hariri to the premiership, there has been…