Living on the fringes
Over 200 people attended Egyptian artist Nader Sadek s exhibit "The Faceless which opened earlier this month at Michael Steinberg Fine Art in New York s Chelsea district. The exhibit…
Rape scene in TV series denounced as tarnishing Egypt's reputation
CAIRO: The rape scene in Egyptian actress Youssra's new Ramadan TV series, A Public Opinion Case, was denounced for tarnishing Egypt s reputation by member of the National Council for…
The Montreal Protocol: A model of global cooperation
Yesterday we commemorated the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol, a groundbreaking international agreement that curbed and eventually reversed the thinning of the ozone layer, and ushered…
A star is jailed
Joseph Estrada, the disgraced former president of the Philippines, faces the prospect of spending his remaining years in prison after a special court in Manila found him guilty of amassing…
Looking at alternatives
Al-Qaeda is generally viewed as a global threat bent on changing the world order at any cost. This hybrid movement has its distant and various roots in the Muslim Brotherhood…
Job hotline only to raise awareness, says ministry spokesman
CAIRO: Youth looking desperately for jobs found new hope in a series of ads encouraging college graduates to join jobs usually considered to be beneath them. The ads don't just…
Ittihad extend Hamdi's ban
ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad Manager Mohamed Salah has decided to extend playmaker Youssef Hamdi's suspension to include another league game. Hamdi has been banned by the club for one match, the 1-1…
Unicef: Egypt among leading nations battling female circumcision
CAIRO: Egypt has moved to the forefront among nations attempting to eradicate female circumcision, Unicef said Thursday, applauding efforts by the government and religious leaders in the country.The praise by…
Israel tacitly pushes for Palestinian state in West Bank
CAIRO: Israel appears to tacitly approve of the creation of a Palestinian state on land controlled by the Palestinian Authority (PA) after reports came out in the press that Israel…
