Annapolis agreement secured as both sides promise to pursue negotiations
CAIRO: While facing trouble at home, both Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed to resume peace talks in Annapolis after a seven-year impasse.With US President…
New Zealand PM opens embassy in Cairo Thursday
CAIRO: Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark is to officially inaugurate today her country s first embassy in North Africa. The opening of the new embassy in Cairo is…
We are not in Guantanamo, says Omar Effendi's HR chief
CAIRO: When Saudi-based Anwal finalized purchase of Omar Effendi last February in a staggering deal worth $102.5 million, the story of Egypt's renowned department store was just beginning.A number of…
TMG sees 19 pct increase in first day of trading
CAIRO: As trading in Talaat Mustafa Group (TMG) shares began Wednesday, investors sank their teeth into heavy buying transactions, making the company the market's top gainer for the day.Shares opened…
What not to do at a loved ones funeral
Death at a Funeral, the opening film of the 31st Cairo International Film Festival, is a small ensemble British black comedy directed by American filmmaker Frank Oz ("Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,…
Laughs, awards and blunders mark film festival opening
CAIRO: Amid what have become the signature fireworks sparkling above a glamorous red carpet and the sounds of soothing American classics, the 31st Cairo International Film Festival kicked off with…
Views : Are judges the next target?
The Judges' Club elections to replace one third of the Club's board of directors will be held tomorrow amid heavy speculation that the wave of counter attacks triggered by the…
Living in a bubble in Lebanon
Fadi is a 23-year-old medical student living in a bubble. He walks around in it, goes out with a girl living in a similar bubble, and socializes with friends from…
High tensions in the low countries
Belgium and the Netherlands, two founding members of the European Union, are increasingly divided about what that project now means. The EU's Reform Treaty is now the focus of that…
The power of a bad idea
In the worldwide marketplace of ideas, everything has a measure of value, even a bad idea. A bad idea can even illuminate the darkest landscape of truth with brilliant flair…