A little care goes a long way
CAIRO: When Kareem Farid decided to settle in his hometown, Cairo, after jetting around the world as a regional project manager in the banking industry, he wanted to offer the…
A Khawaga's Fast: Week three: Failure is not an option
Anybody who has been through an orientation about living abroad knows this graph, I first encountered it when I studied abroad in Jordan during college. It's a line that depicts…
Alexandria City Center extension opens
CAIRO: The new extension at Alexandria City Center is open for business, doubling the size of the mall and adding 75 new stores. The additional facility, which was first announced…
QUEST MEANS BUSINESS: Coordinating efforts
I am on the final leg of my NYLONKONG odyssey. Having been through Hong Kong and New York, I am back in London. Since London is home I need not…
Rachid meets EU ambassadors on economic ties
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid met Tuesday European Union (EU) ambassadors to Egypt to discuss economic ties, the ministry said in a statement. Rachid and representatives…
Fatih Akin cooks up 'Soul Kitchen' for Venice film fest
Turkish-German director Fatih Akin served up some pure entertainment at the Venice film festival Thursday with Soul Kitchen, a story of changing fortunes in a Hamburg suburb in the throes…
THE REEL ESTATE: What if Brüno was Egyptian?
A few weeks back, I found myself in the middle of one of those endless debates about homosexuality that never leads anywhere. Despite my indifference towards the subject, I grew…
Omar Sharif returns to big screen at Venice
VENICE, Italy: Omar Sharif, whose devilishly handsome looks delighted female fans decades ago, has returned to the big screen at the Venice Film Festival Thursday in a film about an…
Palestinian nationalism
AMMAN: Palestinian nationalism has been a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, one cannot underestimate the important role it played in pulling together the Arab people of Palestine…
American power in the 21st century
CAMBRIDGE: The United States government's National Intelligence Council projects that American dominance will be "much diminished by 2025, and that the one key area of continued American superiority - military…