Paris Grand Palais to get a facelift
France unveiled a spectacular overhaul of one of its beloved buildings Monday, driving a new pedestrian boulevard through the Grand Palais in Paris to link the Champs Elysees with the…
Egyptian-Dutch Company for Food Industries achieves EGP 20m in sales in 2017
The value of the Egyptian-Dutch Company for Packaging and Food Industries’ sales last year reached nearly EGP 20m and the company is seeking to increase the amount this year. "The…
Pesticides: Does the EU let industry write its own rules?
An NGO says 90 percent of EU tests determining which pesticides are safe come from the industry. But critics say the campaigners are distorting data to whip up panic.The European…
German-Russian trade picking up sharply
Trade between Russia and Germany has increased by about a quarter in the past 12 months. The surge came despite sanctions which the European Union imposed against Moscow for its…
Winter Olympics: US hockey includes first African-American player
When the American men take to the ice in their first game of the ice hockey tournament, one player will make history. Jordan Greenway is to become the first African-American…
Estate of Hitler’s filmmaker, Leni Riefenstahl, donated to Berlin foundation
A German cultural foundation has been bequeathed photos, films, manuscripts and letters that belonged to the controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, best known as the director of several Nazi propaganda movies.The…
124 Islamic, textile artefacts to be transferred for display at Sohag National Museum
The Ministry of Antiquities is to transfer 124 artefacts from the Islamic and textile museums to be showcased at Sohag National Museum, which is planned to be opened in a…
Divorces on rise in Egypt due to traditional marriages, female empowerment
In 2017, Egyptian census confirmed total number of divorced people reached 710,850
Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick: ‘An avalanche of changes’ will follow #MeToo
Germany's largest film festival, the Berlinale, opens on February 15. From the #MeToo movement to Wes Anderson's opening film, the festival's director Dieter Kosslick reveals what makes this year's program…
US-China trade tensions increase as Beijing targets styrene imports
Trade tensions between the world's two largest economies continue to simmer as Beijing has taken aim at imports of a key chemical from the United States. It's the latest move…