33rd Cairo International Film Fest kicks off
CAIRO: An expansive flurry of fireworks, accompanied by a group of bald silver-painted ladies and a hotel lobby tribute band, greeted tens of guests from more than 70 nations arriving…
Thailand's Endless Endgame
BANGKOK: The hospitalization of King Bhumibol Adulyadej has brought Thailand's most daunting question to the fore. The country's wrenching political struggle over the past several years has, at bottom, concerned…
Open religious discourse can prevent a future Fort Hood
WASHINGTON, DC: In the immediate aftermath of the Nov. 5 Fort Hood killings, some media commentators, alerted by gunman Major Dr Nidal Malik Hasan s Muslim name, immediately described the…
North African women at forefront of legal reform
FEZ, Morocco: Women in North Africa have made tremendous progress in promoting and upholding their rights. Women in this region - commonly known as the Maghreb -are at the forefront…
Decoding Egypt: Change the Constitution First
As important as the heated debate about who rules Egypt after Hosni Mubarak is, it must not overshadow some more crucial questions, such as: How will Egypt be ruled in…
Libraries on the move
CAIRO: Neamat, a 10-year-old student from Turah Suburb in Helwan, regularly visits the mobile library that passes by her street to borrow books to read."I love the library here because…
Marwa El-Sherbini's murderer gets life sentence
DRESDEN: A Russian-born German man was sentenced to life behind bars Wednesday for the brutal murder of a pregnant headscarved Egyptian woman, a crime that sparked outrage in the Muslim…
Zamalek table bid for Hodoud duo
CAIRO: Zamalek have tabled a bid for Harras Hodoud duo Abdel-Salam Nagah and Hani Saied, the Cairo club said. We ve contacted Hodoud over the possibility of signing Nagah and…
Zamalek trial for Togo midfielder
CAIRO: Togo international Mamam Cherif Toure is set for a one-week trial with Zamalek, according to the midfielder s agent.Toure, 28, will sign on a free agent as he ran…