Lisbon treaty to only have structural effect on EU regional policies
CAIRO: The Treaty of Lisbon, which came into force in December 2009, doesn't signal a change in European Union foreign policies, but it would be felt in few structural changes,…
Kefaya coordinator retains seat for another year
CAIRO: The Kefaya Movement for Change's coordinating committee renewed Wednesday incumbent coordinator Abdel Halim Qandil's term for one more year amid tension between the opposition movement's leaders.A meeting at the…
Italy 'most welcoming' country in Europe: minister
LA GRANJA: An Italian minister on Wednesday said Italy was the "most welcoming country in Europe, days after violent attacks forced more than 1,000 African farm workers to flee a…
European parliament delegation to visit Gaza
CAIRO: Fifty European MPs from 12 different countries are scheduled to visit the Gaza Strip today via the Rafah border crossing in a trip organized by the European Campaign to…
GB Auto to import Mazda vehicles
CAIRO: Egypt's GB Auto said on Thursday it had started an exclusive agreement to import and sell Mazda-branded vehicles in Egypt.GB Auto, Egypt's biggest listed automobile assembler, said the Mazda…
France Telecom is 'defending its rights,' says official
CAIRO: While a court ruling Tuesday halted France Telecom's tender offer for Mobinil, a company official said that a Feb. 13 meeting will decide the "merits of their offer. France…
China book heroine a role model for ambitious women
Du Lala is a brash, 30-something Chinese woman who successfully breaks the glass ceiling in the macho corporate world.She is also the title character in a novel that has been…
Sherlock Holmes: Ritchie's super sleuth
Quick question: What movie-making elements guarantee the success of a film?Are they the script, the direction, the cast, the action sequences, the subject matter, or the vigorous marketing campaign?In the…
Indian cinema banks on its history for Oscar success
Singh For many people, Indian cinema is Bollywood. But the popular Hindi-language movie industry and others like it across the country might have been different without a man called Dhundiraj…
Dan Gilmore talks media in Cairo
Dan Gilmore - journalist, director of the Center for Citizen Media and new media expert - signed Arabic language copies of his book, "We the Media at Diwan Bookstore in…