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Artist Shady el-Noshokaty’s latest exhibition is, to put it mildly, rather spooky. Entering Stammer at Darb 1718, one is met with a large video installation showing seated female students--and one lone male student--chanting repetitively in a...
“His will power and resolve eased his complete recovery in Germany,” reads one of Al-Ahram’s headlines. “Your country has brightened up, oh President,” boasts Al-Akhbar. “Mubarak returns safely to the nation...
Al-Ahram leads with news on an international conference held in Cairo yesterday that aimed at raising money to assist development in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The article runs under the headline “US$850 million committed to develop...
Cairo's second International Jazz Festival brought together some of Egypt's best jazz bands as well as groups from eight other countries. One of the key representatives of Egyptian jazz at the festival was Akram el-Sharkawy, whose group meshes jazz...
Tarhana is the Balkan name for a thick, white soup made from fermented dairy. But Tarhana the band is a feast for the ears rather than the mouth. Fusing musical traditions of the Balkans and Near East with Western Jazz and electronic effects, the...
Al-Ahram leads with international news today, reporting on US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s dismay at Israel’s decision to build 1600 residential units in East Jerusalem.
The headline in the state-owned daily reads “America...
State-run newspapers lead with assurances that there will be no constitutional amendments. “Opportunities are complete for both parties and independent candidates in the elections,” Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar both quote Sawfat el-Sherif as...
Notorious for being one of the most polluted areas in Greater Cairo, Shubra el-Kheima is on the verge of seeing yet another factory built within the district’s intermingled residential and industrial zones.
News of the project--a fuel oil...
All newspapers report on President Hosni Mubarak’s successful gallbladder surgery yesterday at Germany’s Heidelberg University Hospital. The president allegedly experienced gall-bladder pains during his visit to Germany to meet with...
Both state-run and independent papers lead today with news about the 2011 presidential election. Al-Ahram, Al-Akhbar and Al-Gomhurriya focus on incumbent President Hosni Mubarak, while for the rest focus on Mohamed ElBaradei.
The pro-government...
