MAF to invite bids for Egypt mall in November
CAIRO: Majid Al Futtaim Group (MAF) will invite bids starting November 2010 for its Mall of Egypt project worth LE 4.4 billion. The project, which will sprawl over 160,000 square…
Egyptian tycoon defends his firm TMG in court case
CAIRO: An Egyptian politician and businessman on Saturday publicly defended Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG), the firm he formerly chaired, in a court case that puts its flagship property development at…
Al-Fayed says he torched Harrods royal warrants
LONDON: Mohamed Al-Fayed, the former owner of Harrods, said Sunday he had the plush London emporium's royal warrants taken down and burned. The Egyptian tycoon, in a letter to The…
Betty White scores Emmy win for SNL’ hosting gig
The Betty White phenomenon keeps getting bigger. White won an Emmy Award for best guest actress in a comedy series for her turn as "Saturday Night Live" host. The honor…
You Only Live Once: Guca festival lures trumpet aficionados
Hundreds of thousands of people have flocked to the small central Serbian town of Guca to join its famous trumpet festival, a delirious street party fueled by non-stop live brass…
A different kind of charity art
For the established social sets of New York, London and wherever else the wealthy gather, the art auction is a beloved institution. In a wonderful melange of affluence, culture and…
Yes You Can: Mental and emotional immunity
There is no stronger power than the power of the word. If we keep listening to bad news every day, our mood will worsen. When we are surrounded by positive…
Lebanon tries to retain Arabic in polyglot culture
Maya Sabti's children were born and raised in Lebanon but they speak only broken Arabic and cringe when presented with an Arabic book to read. "I try to get them…
Lend Pakistan a helping hand
KARACHI: “It looks like the number of people affected in this crisis is higher than the Haiti earthquake, the tsunami or the Pakistan earthquake. And if the toll is as…
Olympics: Rogge hails mixed team triathlon experiment
SINGAPORE: International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge on Thursday hailed the first high-profile running of a triathlon with mixed gender teams as a big success. The Singapore Youth Olympics is…