Israel presses Gaza assault, 26 killed
Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY: Israel pressed on with its bloody offensive against Gaza on Friday, a day after reoccupying land and waging multiple air strikes in the deadliest 24 hours…
A stylish wedding
ŠΘ###Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif attended the event along with Minister of Culture Farouk Hosny and Minster of Defense Hussein Tantawy, here we can see Farouk Hosni, Ahmed Fathi Sorour, Ahmed…
A business dinner
ŠΘ###Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid was the guest of honor and gave a speech discussing trade in the Middle East, here, Fayza Farid and Aziza Tannani##Photography…
Word on the Street: Captivating the public's attention
CAIRO: With the amount of events taking place both within Egypt and in the region as a whole, newspapers and magazines are never struggling to find information to fill their…
Press Round-up: Editors speak out over press law, newspapers continue coverage of Mideast crisis
Editorials point to recent incidents as threats to freedom of expressionCAIRO: The new publishing law, under discussion in parliament, has dominated editorials throughout the week. The topic also brought into…
A waste of experience
Pundits and patriots continuously bemoan the loss of the best Egyptian minds. Doctors, scientists and engineers who sought their fortune in foreign countries like the United States, United Kingdom and…
The art of translation
A leading translator of modern Arabic literature publishes his memoirsWithout translators, written works of Arabic fiction and poetry would not have taken their rightful place on the stage of world…
Pressing issues
Director of The AUC Press talks about changing the image of Arab publishingIf you are browsing for an English-language book about Egypt, be it a translation of one of the…
Worth a thousand words
Nazli Madkour brings "A Thousand and One Nights to lifeOnce upon a time, in every Arab's childhood, lived the mystical fairytales of "A Thousand and One Nights. Until today, the…
Endless sweeping
Georgescu finds an artistic moment in dustCAIRO: The Townhouse Factory was transformed into the Champollion Palace with the video installation "Dust Monument by artist Ioana Georgescu projected on the ceiling…
