Designer nights
ŠΘ###Many of Egypt's socialites and celebrities attended the event, here are Hafez, Jack, Mrs. Hany Aziz, Lucy Artin, Hany Aziz and Mohamed Abdel Aziz##Photoography by Hassan IbrahimHafez, Mr. and Mrs.…
Press Round-up: Cease-fire in Lebanon still dominating local headlines
CAIRO: The latest news of the Israeli-Lebanese war continues to find its way into front page headlines. Newspapers report on what some of them have described as "the disorder during…
Egyptians continue to take to the streets in support of Lebanon
CAIRO: El-Tagammu, an Egyptian leftist party, organized a protest in support of Lebanon Wednesday in Talaat Harb Square in downtown Cairo.The protest was relatively short, compared with other demonstrations. It…
Word on the Street: Do demonstrations achieve any tangible results?
CAIRO: Over the past two years there has been a noticeable increase in the number of demonstrations taking place on Cairo's streets - whether concerning the Qualified Industrial Zones agreement,…
For the majority of Arabs, Hezbollah won, and Israel is no longer the undefeatable army
Associated PressCAIRO: Babies have been named Hezbollah and Nasrallah. Even some die-hard secularists are praising the Shiite fundamentalist militia in the wake of its cease-fire with Israel, saying its fighters…
Marina Rayih Gey documents what the young and fashionable are up to this summer
CAIRO: The summer heat of the city drives most people out of the city to the Mediterranean beaches, turning the otherwise quiet area into the liveliest place in Egypt. It's…
The Cairo Tower is both hated and loved, by foreigners and Egyptians alike
CAIRO: It was built in order to shame and later on it was shamed upon. Some couples who visit are too ashamed to be seen together elsewhere. They would rather…
Rowdy audiences result in heavy metal ban
El-Sawy Cultural Center takes a break from hard rockCAIRO: Much to the dismay of Cairo rock enthusiasts, El-Sawy Cultural Center decided this week to severely limit, and in some cases…
In Egypt, heavy-metal music is making a quiet comeback
Associated PressCAIRO: The music was loud and the tattooed fans were wild, dancing and swaying in flashing strobe lights to the crashing sounds of heavy-metal songs. Suddenly, the music stopped.…
Egypt's Orascom Hotels H1 net soars 178 pct
CAIRO: Orascom Hotels and Development posted a 178 percent rise in net profit for the first half of 2006 to LE 127 million ($22 million), the stock exchange said on…
