Egyptians relish Ramadan nightlife on the Nile
CAIRO: Ramadan is a holy month where people fast, feel at one with the poor and are very charitable. It is also a month where people go out late, smoke…
Celebrating Ramadan around the world
National Geographic, as part of its series Holidays Around the World, has published a book Celebrate Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr with Praying, Fasting and Charity. Bound by one religion, Muslims…
Restorative Ramadan evenings
Restored Beit Al-Harawi has helped restore Cairo's cultural sceneEven before entering the house, the oud music greeted us. Inside the courtyard a group of young musicians, led by Iraqi oud…
Ahmed Askalany comments on modern life in Sound Body, Sound Mind
CAIRO: It might be easy to assume that local sculptor Ahmed Askalany is a dour nihilist.His new show entitled "Sound Body, Sound Mind, which runs at the Mashrabia Gallery until…
Word on the Street
Gamal Mubarak drops the bomb: Egypt wants nuclear powerCAIRO: While the recent annual National Democratic Party meeting tackled a number of issues, perhaps the most covered was the announcement by…
Italian intelligence chief under fire in CIA kidnap scandal
ROME: The head of Italy s military intelligence service came under heavy fire from parliamentarians Wednesday over allegations that he helped the CIA kidnap a Milan-based imam, said Italian news…
All in the family
Housewife finds new way of bringing family together - robberyCAIRO: The Cairo Bureau of Investigations recently arrested a family gang. A 61-year-old housewife from Hadaeq El-Qubba apparently found a way…
Moody releases report on Egyptian banks
CAIRO: Implementation of the banking sector reform plan, now well under way, is resulting in a strengthening banking system, says Moody s Investors Service in its new Banking System Outlook…
Stocks edge up in quiet Ramadan
CAIRO: Stocks edged upwards on Thursday in quiet Ramadan trade at the end of the third quarter. Interest in Vodafone Egypt subsided on an announcement that Cairo-based business group Alkan…
Egypt signs 10 agreements on $405 million of American grants
CAIRO: The Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Fayza Abul Naga has signed 10 agreements on financial grants provided by U.S. economic aid to Egypt at a combined value of $405…
