Egypt PM sees summer referendum on constitution
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said on Monday Egypt would hold a referendum next summer on constitutional changes that should pave the way for ending a quarter century of emergency…
EU Agriculture Commissioner urges Egyptian exporters to focus on quality
Mariann Boel: asymmetry in trade liberalization not a permanent EU policyCAIRO: European Union (EU) Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Mariann Boel urged Egypt and other Mediterranean Saturday to take more…
Egypt inflation spike to last a few months
CAIRO: The spike in Egyptian inflation, will last a few months and the rate could rise above the current 11.8 percent as the economy absorbs the impact of supply shocks,…
Government increases General Transportation Authority budget
LE 395 million annual budget likely insufficient to generate profitCAIRO: Minister of Finance (MOF) Youssef Boutros Ghali approved Saturday a 16 percent increase in the General Transportation Authority s (GTA)…
Zuzu ignites the competition
Brazilian film meets critics expectationCAIRO: Few days before the festival kicked off, critics told The Daily Star Egypt that the star of the international competition is Sergio Rezende s Zuzu…
Omkara: An Indian adaptation of Othello offers nothing new
CAIRO: If you are in the mood to see how Othello the Moor sounds like in India, then the Bollywood adaptation of Othello may be just what the doctor ordered.Omkara,…
Salome dances again as Italy delivers first hit of the festival
Biblical tale provides the basis for a dark Mafia dramaCAIRO: The biblical story of Salome, the seductive stepdaughter of King Herod Antipas in the year 14 of the first century…
Desperate Hours
Iraqi/Kurdish film kicks off the CIFF s Controversial Films sectionCAIRO: It was impossible to go prepared for Shawkat Amin Korki s Crossing the Dust. But a double-billed Iraqi-Kurdish movie in…
Egyptian children trade childhood for money
CAIRO: Mohamed Gad walks barefoot through the muddy tannery, seemingly not bothered by the acrid odors of chemicals and the stink of unprocessed skins. He places piles of shaved leather…
