Francesco Rota for Alchemy Cairo
By Heba Elkayal Italian designer Francesco Rota has collaborated with Alchemy Cairo, a furniture line that is head designed by Karim Mekhtigian, to produce some incredible pieces inspired by the local…
World renowned Christophe Pillet designs for Alchemy Cairo
Alchemy Cairo, the new furniture line that is headed and designed by Karim Mekhtigian, one of Alchemy Design Studio’s three partners, debuted at the studio’s new store located in furniture…
(Art) star designer Mekhtigian unveils big name collaborations
Karim Mekhtigian is not new to the field of design in Egypt. On the contrary, he has for quite some time played a large role as one of the three…
Dana Petroleum discovers oil at Egypt well
Dana Petroleum Plc, which was acquired by state-run Korea National Oil Corp., discovered crude oil at a well in Egypt, South Korea’s energy ministry said. Drilling at a well in…
Tax Authority seizes Omar Effendi bank funds: report
Head of the Omar Effendi workers syndicate Mohamed Gobaily announced that the Tax Authority had seized control of the department store’s bank accounts in order to collect some LE 98…
Mobile firms seeing ads coming to handsets
PARIS: The long awaited uptake of the potentially lucrative mobile advertising market by advertisers and consumers has actually started to happen, companies from Canada, Egypt and Poland said on Friday.…
Egypt elections worry foreign funds; economy buoyant
DUBAI: Egypt's parliamentary elections produced an overwhelming victory for President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party, but voting was marred by a low turnout and opposition complaints of fraud and bullying, raising…
Egypt, Switzerland partner to curb piracy, counterfeiting and IPR violations
CAIRO: Egypt and Switzerland signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding regarding counterfeiting, piracy and the protection of intellectual property rights at an event held by the Swiss Trade Mission…
Close-shave Shabana begins title defense in style
By Richard Eaton / AFP AL KHOBAR: Amr Shabana began the defense of his World Open title with a familiar clean sweep in three games and a clean pate for the…
Qatar puts Middle East football on map: official
DOHA: Qatar, the tiny energy-rich Gulf Arab country that was picked on Thursday to host the 2022 World Cup, has placed Middle East football "on the world map," the…
