A cast of unknowns delivers an outstanding performance in "Awqat Faragh"
"Awqat Faragh (Leisure Time) Director: Mohamed MostafaStory and Script: Mohamed Moqbel and Amr GamalActors: Randa El Beheiry, Ahmed Hatem, Safa, Karim Qassem, Ahmed Haddad, Amr Abed CAIRO: After buying a…
Egypt's tourist industry continues to grow despite recent bombings
CAIRO: In the last year, Sinai's largest resorts, Sharm El Sheikh and the beach resort of Dahab were targeted by suicide bombers seeking to de-rail Egypt's economy by targeting the…
Egypt beefs up Gaza border, remains quiet on mediation for kidnapped soldier
CAIRO: Egypt has beefed up security along its border with the Gaza Strip as Israel was poised for an assault against the territory to free one of its kidnapped soldiers,…
European secret services colluded in CIA terror transfers: report
STRASBOURG: European secret services colluded in the detention and secret transfer of terrorist suspects in or across the continent, the author of a key report on the CIA rendition flights…
Islamists forecast harsher crackdown
Reuters CAIRO: Egypt s Muslim Brotherhood expects the government to intensify a crackdown on the opposition movement to prepare a power transfer to President Hosni Mubarak s son, the group…
Heated debate in parliament over judicial bill
CAIRO: Egypt s parliament was the scene of heated debate on Monday after Speaker Fathi Sorour had accused opposition MPs of polluting the ideas of the judiciary , the official…
Police kill two wanted for Sinai attacks
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces on Tuesday shot dead two men named as members of a group behind deadly bombings in Sinai tourist resorts, security sources said. The security forces shot…
Bourse lower and listless without news
CAIRO: Egypt s bourse nudged lower on Tuesday in the absence of company news to stimulate investors who were awaiting earnings results and the result of bidding for Egypt s…
Egyptian women flock to hear female preachers
ReutersCAIRO: Women of all ages pour into a fluorescent-lit mosque hall hours before Sherine Gouda El-Sahhar is due to deliver her weekly sermon, seeking a seat near the front so…
Eclectic mix of referees comes with eccentricities
BERLIN: Their ranks include a tax inspector, a tire salesman, even an airline pilot. Then they step on the soccer field and become referees.Conventional wisdom holds that the best referees…
