VIP restaurant and lounge: Classic French dining in the Cairo Tower
Opened over a year ago in the recently refurbished Cairo Tower in Zamalek, the VIP restaurant adds its unimaginative name to the short list of restaurants offering fine dining in…
The Paradox of blinking
SINGAPORE: The world has recently witnessed two major diplomatic blinks. Japan, facing mounting pressure from China, unconditionally released a Chinese trawler captain whose ship had rammed a Japanese naval patrol…
Pod hotels in a bid to take New York by storm
Size doesn't matter. At least that's what a handful of hotels in New York hope lodgers will think when they stay in their small, yet functional and affordable rooms. At…
The Little Shop: Chic clothing and necessities for the little ones
Shopping for an expectant friend or new parent can be quite difficult in Cairo, although life has been made considerably easier with the recent opening of Mothercare and Premaman.…
US visa lottery opens up
CAIRO: The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program 2012 opened its registration to qualifying countries, including Egypt, on October 5, but with a couple noticeable changes. The DV Lottery switched from…
Sixth Abu Dhabi Film Fest kicks off
With little fanfare, the sixth Abu Dhabi Film Fest (formerly known as the Middle East International Film Festival) kicked off Thursday evening, commencing a 10-day program chockfull of films, seminars,…
Lion movie highlights trophy shooting in S Africa
Lions raised in captivity in South Africa are set loose in enclosed areas where hunters, many from the United States, gun them down. The toll: about 1,000 lions each year.…
As the saying goes: Gems of wisdom from Azza Fahmy
“Do good and throw it to the sea,” says an Egyptian proverb; meaning do good without waiting for any immediate rewards. In Egypt, we have proverbs for every occasion —…
Smell, close your eyes, remember: chefs teach kids to taste
Chef Frederic Simonin dangles a fragrant green bunch of dill in front of a classroom of schoolkids in a multi-ethnic corner of Paris: "And what about this? Any idea what…
Japanese fashion icons on display in London
Rarely seen outfits by some of Japan's most influential designers, from Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto to the fashion labels dressing Tokyo's coolest kids, go on display at a new…