CAIRO: This year's World Press Freedom Day, with its focus on social media, is an excellent opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary democratic transformation currently underway in Egypt. During the January 25 Revolution, all Egyptians became (...)
Around the world today, we are already seeing the damaging effects of climate change, from increasing temperatures and melting glaciers to rising sea levels and lengthening droughts. The toll on our planet will only get worse if the international (...)
Aida in China
The dazzling opera Aida was performed in China to celebrate the upcoming launch of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (8-24 August). Held at the Beijing Opera for four consecutive days, Aida, directed by Abdel-Moneim Kamel, saw the (...)