Egypt’s GB Auto in talks to team with Tata Motors
GB Auto, Egypt's biggest listed automobile assembler, said on Thursday it was negotiating with India's Tata Motors Ltd to sell its vehicles in the Arab world's most populous market. Egyptian…
Oil drops below $86, euro zone concerns deepen
LONDON: Oil fell more than 2 percent to below $86 a barrel on Friday, retreating from a 25-month high reached in the previous session, as concern about Irish debt spurred…
SocGen keen for Egyptian acquisition
CASABLANCA: French bank Societe Generale is interested in acquisition opportunities in Egypt but will keep its growth strategy organic in other areas where it is already present, said its international…
SocGen keen for Egyptian acquisition
CASABLANCA: French bank Societe Generale is interested in acquisition opportunities in Egypt but will keep its growth strategy organic in other areas where it is already present, said its international…
‘Port of Memory’ explores Jaffa’s past and present
By Caroline Curran CAIRO: One of the outstanding films screened at the Third Panorama of European film, which wrapped up on Tuesday, was Palestinian filmmaker Kamal Ajafari’s “Port of Memory”. The…
Morocco road trip: Cafes, camels and medinas
The dusty road to Marrakech had just started to straighten out after hours of tight curves along jagged mountains. We sped up when we spotted two policemen standing in the…
‘What to Expect’ author shares advice with Egyptian mothers
Two hours before going into labor with her first daughter, then-24-year-old Heidi Murkoff delivered the proposal for the book “What To Expect When You're Expecting”. Little did she know that…
Leather and Linen: Nuniz and Eklego collaborate
By Heba Elkayal Nuniz, the home grown leather handbag brand by Nadia Zarkani recently relocated showroom premises to a wider space, located under the Maadi former-workshop-cum-showroom, a step for the brand…
‘Mad Men’ costumer: Lingerie can help shape curves ?
The hourglass shape embraced on "Mad Men" is being celebrated by the retro-TV-show-obsessed fashion world as a refreshing trend after a wave of pin-thin runway looks. Yet perfect curves don't…
Amelia’s Kitchen: Brazilian home-style takeout in Maadi
Always on the lookout for unique culinary offerings on the Cairo dining scene, we were a bit taken aback to find what we hear is possibly Egypt's sole server of…