Obama win Nobel Peace Prize to mixed reactions
PARIS: World leaders urged US President Barack Obama to seize the surprise award of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday as an opportunity to step up diplomatic efforts to forge…
Egypt's nuclear authority should oversee health ministry, says IAEA
CAIRO: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) objects to an article in Egypt's nuclear energy law exempting the Ministry of Health from being supervised by the country's nuclear authority. A…
Gas campaign highlights losses in Petroleum Ministry budget
CAIRO: The popular campaign to stop the export of Egyptian gas said that the Ministry of Petroleum's budget for 2009 saw losses run into the billions of pounds.The campaign, which…
Red carpet flair for some, flops for others
The opening night of the Middle East International Film Festival had quite a few surprises for both fashion fans and hardcore movie buffs.Organized and hosted by Abu Dhabi, and currently…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ancient Egyptian-inspired fashion line draws praise in Paris
Fashion week is wrapping up in Paris, and designers Alexa Adams and Flora Gill are buzzed with their success there. Paris is buzzing about them as well; the simultaneously bold…
Autocar magazine rolls into Egypt
As undergraduates at the American University in Cairo, lifelong friends Omar Khalifa and Omar Mansour dreamt of opening up their own magazine. Though their studies and families diverted their attention…
Archaeologists unearth Nero's revolving banquet hall
Archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a revolving banquet room built by the Roman emperor Nero, who ruled between 54 and 68 BC and was famed for his depraved and…
Art of Form: Where some aspire and others buy sofas
It opened its doors June 6, 2009, and today, Art of Form sits like a gleaming glass gift box on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, offering patrons modern furniture that doesn't…
Egypt may start sukuk program with industrial companies
CAIRO: By offering minority stakes in government industries, Egypt is set to resume the sukuk privatization program temporarily suspended last year, reported Al-Shorouk. With the stabilization of the Egyptian economy,…