A taste of M1NT
CAIRO: "The atmosphere is of a very feminine club ... It's very seductive, says Tahir Sultan, as he explains the essence of London's high-end club M1NT. "You walk in and…
Morning cravings
CAIRO: It's customary to go out for lunch or dinner; those favoring late night meals also have their preferred locales. The breakfast market, meanwhile, has long been cornered by the…
CAREER
CAIRO: So, you're fresh out of university. You've got a lifetime of excitement ahead of you; paying bills, buying a house or apartment, starting a family with expenses, expenses and…
Present and Tense
Time was that birds were at the top of the food chain. The entire planet was their hunting ground with seeds and shrimps and succulent primordial worms. Then we appeared…
Britain's Prince Charles to tour Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India
LONDON: Britain s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will visit Egypt, Saudi Arabia and India during a two-week official tour later this month, Charles office…
Today we are not united
CAIRO: Good news for people in a hurry. This evening, sometime between 6-9 p.m, you ll get where you want to go in no time because of the unusual emptiness…
Human rights lawyers hail U.S. detainee settlement
NEW YORK: Human rights lawyers on Wednesday took heart from the U.S. government s $300,000 settlement with an Egyptian man rounded up after Sept. 11, saying it boded well for…
Beyond free trade
CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sealed the fate of free trade with Egypt after her visit last week. Negotiations on any agreement on the matter are now unlikely…
Britons freed from Egypt claim torture
LONDON: Three Britons who spent nearly four years in prison in Egypt for membership of a banned Islamic group said Wednesday they had been repeatedly tortured for their political beliefs.…
Playing the waiting game at the Rafah border
RAFAH: It is hard to imagine that a gravel road is all that leads to one of the most difficult border crossings on the planet, but that is the reality…
