CAIRO — In a cluttered corner of his labyrinthine law office, amid dog-eared files and half-empty coffee cups, Samir Sabry stood over a computer screen, his face grave as a stone, watching a clip of a ...

CAIROCAIRO — During its heyday, it was famed as the lively and romantic heart of Arabic music – a Cairo street modeled after Paris’ boulevards, home to musicians, belly-dancers and instrument makers.

CAIRO — Sequins sparkled and beads jangled in a Cairo ballroom as students at a belly dance workshop imitated the teacher's undulations. "Step, twist, sit, shimmy, up!" came the commands, and their ...

CAIRO — Egypt’s foreign belly dancers have gotten their marching orders. The government says it wants to protect homegrown practitioners of the seductive Middle Eastern dance form and no longer will ...