From Genet to Che: Swiss Film Week wraps up with a bang
The success of Cairo's first Swiss Film Week has been a pleasant surprise.Despite the LE 30 ticket price, the screenings were packed to capacity at nearly every showing. A diverse…
A President in the Dock
NEW YORK: In a way, the stir aroused by the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict Sudan's President Omar Al-Beshir for war crimes and crimes against humanity…
Crafting the historical narrative
NEW JERSEY, US: Every day, we are bombarded by politicians and pundits with a list of political analogies: Operation Iraqi Freedom is the next Vietnam or the war on terror…
Reality TV still good for Arab democracy
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates: Since the mid-1990s, Western-style television programs in the Arab world have stirred much controversy over their potentially detrimental effects on the region s social values and…
Decoding Egypt: Enemies of Reason
Tolerance among the contending ideologies that dominate Egypt s political and cultural milieu is scarce. The major ideologies that battle for Egypt s mind and soul are marred by their…
Al-Salam victims' families rejoice after verdict
CAIRO: Everyone who headed to Hurghada to hear the final verdict in the Al-Salam 98 ferry case was quite pessimistic, but the cries of joy were quickly heard when the…
Factory workers strike in Menufiya, demand bonuses
MENUFIYA/CAIRO: A strike at the Indorama textiles factory entered its seventh day on Wednesday, amidst allegations by workers of mismanagement and violations of their rights.The factory s workforce of roughly…
Mamdouh Ismail, three others found guilty in Salam ferry case
CAIRO: The Safaga Appeals Court found Mamdouh Ismail, owner of the sunken Al-Salam 98 ferry, guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced him to seven years in prison on Wednesday. More…
Italy's constitutional court to rule in CIA kidnap case
ROME: Italy s constitutional court Tuesday began hearing arguments to throw out the trial of US and Italian secret service agents accused in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian terror…
9 Antique paintings stolen from Mohamed Ali Palace
CAIRO: Nine antique paintings were stolen from the Mohamed Ali Palace in Shubra El-Kheima, the Ministry of Culture announced Tuesday.Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni, Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the…