Barenboim pleased with outcome of his Mideast 'peace orchestra'
Israeli-Argentinean conductor Daniel Barenboim says he is pleased with the path which the orchestra made up of young musicians from both Israel and the Arab world has taken since he…
Evil for evil's sake in the Hunchback of the Casino
Fikra's production "Casino, staged at Rawabet Theater last Wednesday, is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Instead of the famous cathedral, this play is set in…
The sad, haunting sounds of Ishiguro's 'Nocturnes'
Acouple of months ago while on vacation, I picked up a copy of Kazuo Ishiguro's highly anticipated new work, a collection of short stories entitled "Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music…
The Death of Poland's Socrates
NEW YORK: One of the most important men you probably never heard of died last month. Immersed in a bustle of events that no one will remember tomorrow, we tend…
How to Waste a Crisis
The global financial crisis is reaching a bottom, and yet political frustration is growing, because the low point of the collapse seems to offer a last opportunity to promote dramatic…
Lessons from early American conversations with Islam
NEW YORK: To hear Americans and Muslims talk about each other over the past years, you'd think the relationship between the United States and the Muslim world has been permanently…
Egypt to buy five million doses of H1N1 vaccine
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health will obtain five million doses of an H1N1 vaccine by next year, according to Nasr Al-Sayed, deputy health minister."Egypt already ordered five million doses of…
Egypt airports dedicate terminals for Umrah travelers
CAIRO: Egypt's five international airports have each dedicated a terminal for Umrah travelers returning from Saudi Arabia, as the high season for the lesser pilgrimage kicks off. Umrah terminals at…
Coptic community reacts to calls for strike via Facebook
CAIRO: A Facebook group has called for the Coptic community to strike on the day of Coptic New Year to express their dissatisfaction towards Government complacency towards sectarian issues.In a…
Hacker attack shuts down Twitter
NEW YORK: A hacker attack shut down Twitter on Thursday morning, and Facebook also said it was looking into possible site problems.Twitter said in its status blog Thursday that it…
