Lebanon PM to meet Saudi king, Clinton in New York
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri headed to New York on Friday to meet with Saudi King Abdullah and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the political crisis in Lebanon,…
Visit of Iran nukes is job for IAEA, says EU diplomat
BUDAPEST: The EU's foreign policy chief thanked Iran on Friday for inviting other countries to visit its nuclear facilities, but said that should be done by the UN's International Atomic…
De Niro to lead Cannes film festival jury
US actor Robert De Niro will chair the jury of this year's Cannes film festival, which opens May 11 on the French Riviera, organizers announced Thursday. De Niro, 67, will…
Beirut’s Katibe 5 gives voice to refugee resistance
The old school hip hop styling of Katibe 5 filled the Beirut Theater on Dec. 30, as the underground band gave one of their most high profile performances to date.…
Egypt’s art scene attracts interest from Sotheby’s
Egypt has always been the cultural heart of the Arab world and the recent regional art revival has shown that the country still sets the standard for arts and culture…
Putting Egyptian contemporary art on the global map one step at a time
This month, Tache Art opens its doors, for the very first time, with a retrospective exhibition for Egypt’s internationally acclaimed artist, Huda Lutfi. We are a brand new gallery, in…
Fashion, technology altering winter wear
Annie Hemmesch knew there was a market for high-tech winter gloves when she saw her mother answer an iPhone call from her father. "She brought it to her face and…
Microsoft’s answer to the iPad is still in pieces
Instead of unveiling an elegant response to the iPad, Microsoft came to the tech industry's premier gadget show with a collection of exposed computer guts. Microsoft's biggest news was that…
Maybe Two frozen yoghurt franchise opens in Cairo
Seemingly overnight, a home grown frozen youghurt franchise Maybe Two has opened a small yet charming outlet in Zamalek, next door to the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf café.…
Beirut’s iconic ‘Glass Cafe’ takes its last bow
Beirut's iconic Glass Cafe, which dates back to Ottoman times, shuts its doors this week, taking with it a slice of the Lebanese capital's cultural and political heritage. "The history…