Scribo Ergo Sum
What do you have to say?CAIRO: Over the last few years, blogging has become more and more popular. Blogs, previously referred to as 'web logs' and eventually shortened to the…
Sports Talk: Paradigm of pride; icon gets a facelift
Renovation of Cairo Stadium on the blockCAIRO: Cairo Stadium, one of Egypt's grandest symbols of independence, will ironically soon fall into foreign hands. Like Marlon Brando before his death, the…
Bird flu to remain major threat for next decade: UN
CAIRO: Avian influenza is likely to remain a significant global threat for animals and humans for the next decade, top UN coordinator David Nabarro said Thursday. The virus is likely…
Fashion Focus: It's in the jeans for fashion-seekers or young punks alike
Denim has broken both class and national boundariesWhat would we do without jeans?That infinitely comfortable pair of pants that matches everything in our wardrobes is gradually becoming more and more…
Start fighting off colds and flu before they appear
Some precautions to stave off a winter of miseryALEXANDRIA: Half the office is absent. The other half is walking around with a red nose and a tissue in hand. It's…
Sci-tech: A vote for WiMax is a vote for your future
What WiMax is, what it stands for, and what it can do for your countryA seasoned taxi driver in Cairo can light his cigarette, change tapes on his cassette player,…
Perched above Mohandiseen, a splendid evening in Kandahar
The restaurant s Asian offerings are expensive, but justifiably so most of the timeCAIRO: Eating out in Cairo can be predictable, and sometimes downright boring. Many popular restaurants mimic each…
A feast fit for a King comes to Cairo
Ever wondered what the Queen of England eats for breakfast? What the King of Morocco serves at state dinners or whether Canada's Prime Minister prefers tea or coffee? The select…
Present and Tense: Black crows
My phone was ringing off the hook. Marissa from the European Union, Kevin from the Foreign Office, and Shokomoga from the Council for the Defence of Minorities all requested my…
