El-Fayed recounts his journey in first interview after selling Harrods
CAIRO: In his first interview after selling the luxury department store Harrods, Egyptian businessman Mohamed El-Fayed said that there were those who were always against his success but that his…
Ismaili want Zamalek's Saied back
CAIRO: Ismaili opened talks with Zamalek over a possible summer deal that will see Hani Saied move back to the coastal club. Egypt defender Saied, who joined Zamalek from Ismaili…
Gouna join Geddo hunt
CAIRO: Gouna joined the race for Ittihad Alexandria midfielder Mohamed Nagi 'Geddo', who will be in the middle of a transfer crisis this summer. A source in Gouna told FilGoal.com…
'Twilight,' a bleeding success for author and publisher
Stephenie Meyer, the Mormon mother turned best-selling author, closes a five-year rags-to-riches saga next weekend with the release of the final chapter in her vampire romances. Launched worldwide at 0401…
Artsy 80s lunch leftovers, food for archeology
An avant-garde offal-heavy art banquet laid for 100 that literally wound up underground is giving new depth, three decades later, to "garbage archeology." Pigs' ears, smoked udders, veal lungs and…
Depicting the prayer call
On June 2, Sotheby’s, the world’s most prestigious auction house and art-related financing company, sold one of the most celebrated Orientalist paintings ever created, “Le Muezzin,” by Jean-Léon Gérôme. The…
Vintage McCartney lifts somber White House
Forty-six years after the Beatles invaded America, Paul McCartney rocked the White House Wednesday, honored by President Barack Obama at a star-studded concert celebrating his songwriting legend. Though British Petroleum…
Cairo at the end of a long walk
“One long walk through Cairo” is how Amira Hanafi describes her project “Alatool: Straight Ahead, Always.” On Tuesday evening, the artist gave a presentation at Artellewa gallery of the images…
Refinery receives $2.3 bln loan
An Egyptian refining project has accumulated $2.3 billion in debt financing from a consortium led by Asian lenders. At a time when the European and US refining industries are struggling,…
AUB offers to buy Egypt shares
Ahli United Bank, a Bahraini company, is submitting a tender offer to purchase 6,230,732 shares of Ahli United Bank Egypt representing 10.38 of the target. The acquirer offered to pay…