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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 Nazif and Safwat El Sherif # # Hussein Tantawy, Nora, Mohamed and Samir Farag
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 in the Palestinian territories for four years. Three Palestinians, one of them a teenager, were killed as Israeli artillery and aircraft pounded the northern Gaza …
Is there a correlation between World Cup success and the economy?
CAIRO: As the 2006 World Cup enters the next stage of competition, millions worldwide will scrutinize the performance of all the teams in the semi finals. Yet, while the rapture of global audiences is limited to the brilliant tactics of strikers such as Ronaldo and center midfielders like France’s Zidane, a new crop of World …
Women and minorities, the Arab invisibles
Hopes are high that the military junta which recently seized power in Mauritania, ousting long-time dictator Mouawiya Ould Al-Tayie, will usher in a new era marked by democratic reform. Historically, Arab countries have had bitter experiences with coups, but there is reason to believe that this latest episode differs markedly from its predecessors. The country …
Minnawi calls on Egypt to support Darfur peace
CAIRO: Minni Minnawi, the leader of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) who signed a deal with Khartoum to end the conflict in the western region of Darfur, on Thursday called on Egypt to pursue its support of peace efforts. We have asked Egypt to support the efforts to achieve stability and to help with …
Rebel priest splits from Egyptian Coptic Church
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Priest Maximus I has decided to break away from the Egyptian Coptic Church under Pope Shenuda III and form his own alternative church. The church has never known a pontificate as bad as Shenuda s, and Egypt has never lived sectarian clashes as they have under him, said the self-proclaimed Archbishop Maximus …
Gaza gateway temporarily reopens to humanitarian cases
GAZA CITY: The Gaza Strip s sole gateway to the world that bypasses Israel, its border with Egypt, temporarily reopened Thursday to allow people to cross on a humanitarian basis, an EU spokeswoman said. The Rafah passenger terminal, which has been closed since the Israeli soldier crisis broke out on June 25, was to stay …
Pressure mounts over Europe-CIA collaboration: Case of Egyptian cleric taking center stage
Reuters BERLIN: For two years, European investigators probing alleged CIA abuses in the war on terrorism have been searching for a smoking gun and someone to put in the dock. With Wednesday s arrest of two Italian intelligence officials suspected of involvement in the alleged CIA kidnap of a terrorism suspect, they have set out …
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 pages. While some people simply pick up a publication to take a gander at the horoscope, others take the time to read the publication from …
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 expression CAIRO: The new publishing law, under discussion in parliament, has dominated editorials throughout the week. The topic also brought into the spotlight other stories related to freedom of expression, including last week’s story of the student who was reprimanded for criticizing American policies in …
Egypt's third mobile license to benefit from the Egypt National Post Office's distribution network
CAIRO: The consortium comprised of Etisalat, Egypt National Post Office (ENPO), Commercial International Bank (CIB) and National Bank of Egypt (NBE) won the bid for the Third Mobile License on Tuesday with LE16.7 billion offer. Concord International Investments, in their capacity as adviser to ENPO, was a member of the committee that had the task …
Endless sweeping
Georgescu finds an artistic moment in dust CAIRO: The Townhouse Factory was transformed into the Champollion Palace with the video installation “Dust Monument by artist Ioana Georgescu projected on the ceiling and on the floor, pulling the viewer directly inside the historic palace. The installation features Georgescu sweeping away the dust in the Champollion Palace. …
Worth a thousand words
Nazli Madkour brings “A Thousand and One Nights to life Once upon a time, in every Arab’s childhood, lived the mystical fairytales of “A Thousand and One Nights. Until today, the stories of Ali Baba, Sinbad the Sailor and Aladdin entertain children across the globe. The medieval Middle Eastern literary epic has many versions; in …
Egypt still unable to secure release of Israeli soldier
Israeli forces take over abandoned settlements in northern Gaza CAIRO: Egypt s efforts to defuse the worsening Palestinian-Israeli crisis have ground to a halt because of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal s refusal to press for the unconditional release of an Israeli soldier and growing mistrust between Egypt and Hamas, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said. Israeli …
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 by Hassan Ibrahim Rabee Nersh, Ayman Osman, Ahmed Bedewy, Ambassador Hassan Shash and Ali El Halaby
Delving into the online tourism industry
intoegypt.com is turning former doubters into believers CAIRO: Intoegypt.com, Egypt’s first Internet booking engine and travel portal, has been selected as a model of e-commerce companies in the MENA region following a series of studies on e-commerce companies worldwide by Meditorst Project, an affiliate organization of the European Union, in association with the Egyptian cabinet …
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 Canada. A study by Cairo’s Gulf Center for Strategic Studies reveals that Arab countries lose half of their newly-qualified doctors, 23 pe cent of engineers …
Pressing issues
Director of The AUC Press talks about changing the image of Arab publishing If you are browsing for an English-language book about Egypt, be it a translation of one of the classics of Arabic literature, a book about Ancient Egyptian history, or a collection of essays on local culture and society, chances are it is …
Israeli aircraft have message for Arabs: Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO: The opposition Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday warned that Israeli warplanes that flew over Syria last week carried a powerful message to Arab leaders, a statement from the Islamist group said. A note to Arab leaders: the (Israeli) warplanes that flew over the Syrian president s presidential palace in (northern Syria) carried a powerful message …
The art of translation
A leading translator of modern Arabic literature publishes his memoirs Without translators, written works of Arabic fiction and poetry would not have taken their rightful place on the stage of world literature. Denys Johnson-Davies, one of the most renowned Arabic-to-English translators, has made Middle Eastern literature accessible to a growing audience of English readers. “It …
Festival without words
Second mime festival features an underrated art CAIRO: In the downtown Emad Eddin Studio, young, enthusiastic actors and directors sit in groups to rehearse for the Second Annual Mime Festival, which will be launched today at the Al Sawy Cultural Center and will last until Saturday, July 8. This festival is one of a kind …
Shares soar after mobile auction, telecoms up
CAIRO: Egyptian shares surged on Wednesday after Egypt s third mobile license sold for $2.9 billion at an auction, a price that exceeded expectations and injected confidence into the market, traders said. Telecoms shares were up across the board after the United Arab Emirates Etisalat won Tuesday s auction with its LE 16.7 billion bid. …
Ah, but where were the fireworks?
CAIRO: If you were trying to get to Garden City last Tuesday desperately wondering why you were stuck in traffic for hours, wonder no more. The Embassy of the United States of America in Egypt was holding its Fourth of July reception. It’s been some years since the Embassy held such a large Independence Day …
Hepatitis B most prevalent form of the virus in Egypt
Egypt’s problem with the virus previously underestimated PARIS: As a transmitted infection, hepatitis B (HBV) is one of the strongest viruses in the world, said the doctors at the 12th International Symposium in Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, thus making it one of the greatest global health risks to date. “HBV is 100 times more …
Giving children hope
Maadi center offers cutting edge physical therapy for cerebral palsy sufferers CAIRO: In the courtyard at The Children’s Center in Maadi, little Mahmoud is practicing walking with the help of his trainer, Anna. Seated on a chair with wheels, Anna rolls along holding Mahmoud, who is leaning on his walker as she helps him put …
Farewell party
ŠΘ # # # Pam Tabernacle, John Metcalf, Tony Benitz and Ayman Hegazy # # May Houssam and Steve Railey
Israeli PM approves stepped up attacks on Hamas
Brotherhood calls on Arabs to expel Israeli envoys GAZA: Israel s prime minister cleared the way on Wednesday to expand an offensive against the Palestinians governing Hamas movement aimed at freeing an abducted soldier and ending rocket attacks from Gaza. In fresh violence, Hamas gunmen skirmished with Israeli forces stationed near the northern Gaza town …
Etisalat brings competition to the market, but pricing war unlikely
Chairman Mohammed Hassan Omran talks to The Daily Star Egypt about the recent bid and future plans CAIRO: The number that the Etisalat-led consortium offered to win the third mobile network license is still having its effect on the market. The consortium won the bid by putting forth a LE 16.7 billion offer, exceeding all …
Theatrical forum invites submissions
Prospective event to attract participants from Europe and the Mediterranean CAIRO: The Arts Center at Bibliotheca Alexandria, in coordination with the International Association for Creation and Training (I-ACT), is getting ready for the fourth Creative Forum for Independent Theater Groups in Europe and the Mediterranean. The forum takes place in Alexandria, a place where different …
Milan prosecutors seek arrest of four more Americans in alleged kidnapping
Operation for Egyptian cleric believed to be part of CIA program Associated Press ROME: Italian prosecutors said Wednesday they were seeking the arrest of four more Americans as part of an investigation into the alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003. In a statement released in Milan, prosecutors said three were …