As climate changes, can we?
If there was any remaining doubt about the urgent need to combat climate change, two reports issued last week should make the world sit up and take notice. First, according…
Love the prices, hate the quality
Informal survey says Egyptians admire the Chinese for production capabilitiesCAIRO: During the first week of November, President Hosni Mubarak visited Beijing, where the nuclear issue was high on the agenda.…
Muslim Brotherhood cries foul over parliament's presidential elections
13 Brotherhood dissenters unlikely according to head of Islamist Labor Party It is unfair, unfair, unfair, chanted members of Egypt's opposition and Muslim Brotherhood MPs in front of the parliament…
Activists, bloggers say government targeting them in a crackdown
The Egyptian government is cracking down on bloggers and writers who cover sectarian issues, journalist and website owner Hossam El-Hamalawy has said."To be frank, all the bloggers who have been…
Take Your Pick
Art: Nubian TalesA collection of work by Dr. Ahmed Selim Ahmed featuring Nubian life. Ahmed was born in Aswan in 1968 and studied mural paintings at the Faculty of Fine…
Cairo Film fest celebrates its 30th anniversary with added competitions
Arab cinema, digital films and Latin American productions mark the festivalCAIRO: In celebration of its 30th anniversary, the International Cairo Film Festival has added two competitions to its proceedings to…
Raised rubbing shoulders with stars
Growing up in the entertainment world, Adel Ashoub's turn to cinema is hardly surprisingGrowing up in the fast-paced, high-profile world of celebrities can produce conflicting effects on an impressionable boy.For…
Arab leaders 'break the silence' on AIDS and discuss religion's role
Region at critical point with action needed to stop spread of diseaseCAIRO: The time to address AIDS is now is the common message leaders were trying to convey at the…
African Human Rights Charter needs improvements
Members of the African Human Rights Protection System said their charter needs to be modified to better serve the African people at a conference held in commemoration of the organization's…
