Beirut festival out to "make films, not war"
The Yacoubian Building to screen as festival finaleAgence-France PresseBEIRUT: The Beirut international film festival opens Wednesday under the slogan Make Films, Not War, aiming to revive the Lebanese capital s…
Switzerland suspects CIA used its air space in Egyptian mam kidnapping
GENEVA: Switzerland suspects the CIA of using Swiss air space while transporting Abu Omar, an Egyptian imam allegedly abducted by the U.S. spy agency in 2003, the Swiss justice ministry…
Egyptian students learn tough lesson in U.S. immigration law
Associated PressNEW YORK: Seventeen students from Egypt arrived at New York s Kennedy airport in late July for what was supposed to be an exciting month in America. Their destination…
Government extends deadline for Bank of Alexandria offers
Bank to be sold via closed-envelope auctionCAIRO: The deadline for the financial bids for an 80 percent stake in the Bank of Alexandria (BA) has been extended to Oct. 16,…
Taking the initiative
Egyptian students have stopped relying solely on traditional education Can we? asks the first part of Zedny s slogan. The answer amongst Egyptian youth today seems to be yes .…
Charity time
ŠΘ###The event was well attended with many ambassadors, business people and socialites, here is Laila Delaware, Nera Nour El Din and Yosy Mohi El Din##Mr. and Mrs. Anis Iklimodis and…
"The Yacoubian Building" to be screened at international film competition
ReutersNEW YORK: Actor Robert De Niro and the growing Tribeca Film Festival he founded gave support on Thursday to Rome s new international film competition ahead of its debut in…
Present and Tense: The second row
I was asked to join the Democratic Coalition of All People (DECAP), a newly-formed, broad-based alliance of intellectuals who want to end corruption, help the poor, scare Israel, and generally…
Ahli stars want to inflict more heartache on Ivory Coast
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: The stars from Egyptian club giants Al-Ahli have already broken the hearts of Ivory Coast football followers this year. And on Sunday night the Red Devils will try…
Sports Talk: Bodies for show
Should we talk about bodybuilding in this column? We ask because many people don't think bodybuilding is a real sport.Egypt came first in the African bodybuilding championship held here last…
