Mubarak to hold Nile treaty talks at African summit
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak is due to hold talks with a number of officials from the Nile Basin nations during the two-day African summit to be held in Nice, France…
Neighboring countries hope for World Cup tourism
Call it anti-World Cup fever: Campsites and budget-price game lodges in Zimbabwe are receiving bookings from South Africans trying to escape the frenzy of the world's biggest sporting event at…
Napa Grill spring menu sets new trend
Hats off to Chef Matthew Gilbert. Once again, he has delivered a superb meal — but this time around, he really has outdone himself. Always focusing on cooking using seasonal…
Aussie brand Oscar the Third debuts in Cairo
If you follow fashion, you would know Australia is where it’s really happening now. Australian Fashion Week took place last week (their seasons are inverted to ours and so are…
Lifestyle Highlight: Ghazl Banat: Cool brands with rock casual taste
A number of boutiques have mushroomed in Cairo recently, opening to much hype and promotional fare on Facebook. Of these shops (three within the last month on the small island…
Dior Cruise collection stuns in Shanghai
While all eyes are now on Shanghai as it hosts an expo that has been a universal conversation topic, Dior made its own contribution by reopening their boutique. After extensive…
People with problem pets must make their own peace
Angie Best-Boss has tried changing litter boxes, types of litter, brands of litter. Something has gone terribly wrong with Tiger. "I loathe my cat," said the freelance writer in New…
Four charged in Egypt with feeding donkeys to pet lions
CAIRO: An Uzbekistan embassy official and three Egyptians are facing charges in Egypt after allegedly feeding donkey meat to pet lions, judicial officials said. The man, an embassy media adviser,…
Flotilla set for final leg of Gaza blockade-busting bid
NICOSIA: Hundreds of activists on Friday braced for the final leg of their attempt to bust the Gaza Strip embargo, a bid Israel vowed to defeat as each side accused…
Business as usual despite TE talks, says Vodafone Egypt CEO
CAIRO: Ongoing talks between Vodafone Egypt and Telecom Egypt are concerned with the mobile operators’ ownership structure and not its administration, said Vodafone CEO Hatem Dowidar. “It is important…not to…