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Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi
Commander of the Armed Forces and Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi told troops and public figures at military training exercises this week that the army was not the solution to the country's current political impasse, and that it would not resort to policing the streets. He also stated that it (...)

15 - 05 - 2013
Reader's corner
Late night assault Sir— The security situation in this country has deteriorated terribly, to the point where no one is safe anymore, in or outside the house, day or night. Last week, my son Taher was leaving his army base where he is doing his military service. He had just finished his work shift (...)

15 - 05 - 2013
Just another concession
Since they gained independence, Arab countries have not been strangers to turbulence, abuse or misguided thoughts. And yet two current issues make one almost wince at the sorry state of our affairs. One is the situation in Syria and the other is the clumsiness of the Arab League. In Syria, the (...)

15 - 05 - 2013
Newsreel
Libya blast denounced THE FOREIGN Ministry offered its condolences to the Libyan people in the wake of the bombing in Benghazi, according to a statement issued by ministry spokesman Amr Rushdi on Tuesday. A Libyan official says a car bomb exploded outside a hospital in the eastern city of Benghazi, (...)

15 - 05 - 2013
Other than football
President Mohamed Morsi earlier this week ended his visit to Brazil, the first by an Egyptian head of state, which aimed at increasing investment and trade with Latin America's largest economy. “We want to increase trade between our two countries and want more Brazilian investors to invest in (...)

15 - 05 - 2013
66th Cannes Festival
YESTERDAY Samir Farid attended the opening of the 66th Cannes Festival with The Great Gatsby, a 3-D take on F Scott Fitzerald's classic directed by the great Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaoprio. It was an out-of-competition screening, and the second Luhrmann film to (...)

15 - 05 - 2013
Briefs
Deficit danger AHMED Heikal, chairman and managing director of Citadel Capital, warned this week that should the government do nothing about reforming its expenditure, the budget deficit for 2013/14 could reach LE300 billion. Heikal said that with the budget deficit already at LE175 billion, 10 per (...)

15 - 05 - 2013
The four avatars of Hassan Blasim
REFUGEE: A man leaves, embarks on a journey, endures inhumane difficulties in search of a humane haven. There is a war going on where he comes from; it's not safe even to walk to the vegetable souk. Abducted by one armed group, an ambulance driver he knows is forced to make a fake confession on (...)

15 - 05 - 2013
Inflation out of control
PRICES in Egypt have become unpredictable, and consumers now find themselves paying a different price for the same product on each visit to the supermarket. Inflation has been on the rise since the beginning of this year. April figures show that inflation reached 8.11 per cent, up from 7.59 per (...)

15 - 05 - 2013
Don't miss
Star Trek: Into Darknessis released in 3D and in IMAX this week in Egyptian cinemas, the film is directed by J.J. Abrams featuring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana. The film is screened at: IMAX Cinema, Bandar Maadi, Cine Max, Dandy Mall, Downtown, Golf City, Nile City, Sun City and (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
LECTURES
Diwan Bookstore 159, 26thof July St, Zamalek, Tel 2736 2582/98 Sun 19, 7 pm: Signing Bahaa Taher's book "Ayam Al Amal Wal Heera(Days of Hope and Bewilderment). Tue 21,7pm: A book signing of Ahmed Abdo'sQ alel Al Rebaya(Rude). El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
Art
"Different Dialogue", a miscellaneous exhibition of painting, drawing and sculpture by artists Ahmed Askalany, Al Zaeem Ahmed andRefki Al-Razzaz, is currently on show at Khanalmaghraby gallery in Zamalek. Sculptor Ahmed Askalany is a unique talent who made his name when he represented Egypt at (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
EXHIBITIONS
The Art Lounge An annex to Al MASAR gallery, Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 070 "Table of Life", paintings by Tarek Montasser (16-30 May). Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin El-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo. (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
CINEMA
All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends. Special film seasons and screenings are held in cultural centres listed below commercial cinemas. This information is (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
MUSIC AND DANCE
Beit Al-Seheimi Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 2591 3391 Fri 17, 7.30pm: The Karakouz and the Shadow Puppet Theatre show entitled "The Crocodile", written and directed by Nabil Bahgat. Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
Limelight: Great Scott
It is a story of failure! No, this is not a reference to the Arab spring or the present Egyptian government. It is a description of a dream-ridden romantic who would prolong the adolescent incapacity to distinguish between dream and reality, “between the terms demanded of life and the terms (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
Pack of cards
♥ The highlights of the Caravan Festival of the Arts 2013 was a public exhibition showcasing 80 fibre-glass life-sized sculpted donkeys created by Egyptian and Western artists including Al-Ahram Weekly's very own caricaturist George Bahgory, as well as Reda Abdel-Rahman, Ayman Lotfi, Ibrahim (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
Syria to Switzerland
Curiously, and perhaps somewhat provocatively the Geneva-born Jean-Jacques Rousseau, philosopher, writer and composer of the 18th century whose works tremendously influenced the French Revolution, was described by Badr Al-Rashed in the London-based pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat as an “Islamist”. (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
Entre Nous: Seemly Shades 


As summer approaches and you get ready to slather on the sunscreen, don't forget that your eyes need shielding too. As well as damaging skin, excessive exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays can also harm the lens and cornea of the eyes. Beyond the health factor, there's also a glamour bonus (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
Social media
Round up of activists News about activists being arrested and detained on charges of threatening public safety dominated the debates on social networks this week. On Facebook, the arrest of the leader of the 6 April activist movement, Ahmed Maher, in Cairo Airport after returning from a trip to (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
Last hurrah
Sir Alex Ferguson marked his final match as manager of Manchester United at Old Trafford by lifting the Premier League trophy on behalf of his team. United beat Swansea 2-1 on Sunday but had already won their 13th Premier League title and club's 20th championship on 22 April. Ferguson, 71, was (...)

13 - 05 - 2013
Weighing up championships
A symposium debating the results of the last two Orange Africa Cup of Nations opened on Saturday in Cairo. Studying the performance of the last two African cups (Gabon and Equatorial Guinea 2012 and South Africa 2013) comes as CAF continues its efforts to spread and develop football in the (...)

13 - 05 - 2013
Special Maradona moment
The great footballer put a smile on the faces of athletes who are mentally challenged, reports Abeer Anwar Argentine football legend Diego Maradona shared the joy of Special Olympics mentally disabled athletes in the Middle East qualification round for the first ever FIFA Special Olympics World Cup (...)

13 - 05 - 2013
In the shadow of rising prices
A post-revolution drop in tourism and foreign direct investment has deeply harmed the economy as well as the Egyptian pound. Hayat Yehia examines how the dollar's rise against the pound has affected all aspects of life and interviews head of resear “I now buy only half of my household needs of (...)

13 - 05 - 2013
Almost too late?
A post-revolution drop in tourism and foreign direct investment has deeply harmed the economy as well as the Egyptian pound. Hayat Yehia examines how the dollar's rise against the pound has affected all aspects of life and interviews head of resear What are the main reasons for the depreciation of (...)

13 - 05 - 2013
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