German schnitzel goes bling bling with Midas touch
A German snack bar is bucking the economic crisis with a posh twist on a favorite local dish: a veal fillet coated with gold leaf and truffles dubbed the world…
Can eco-friendly fashion be just as stylish?
Forget the animal-unfriendly fur coat and the painted-on pants made from polluting petroleum-based products. A runway show in Copenhagen on Wednesday aimed to show that green styles - some of…
Egypt mobile users react to latest Mobinil ruling
CAIRO: France Telecom (FT) and Orascom Telecom (OT) met on Dec. 16 to discuss the possibility of FT purchasing majority shares in Mobinil, after an Egyptian regulator approved FT's offer…
Egypt's ailing cotton industry needs shake-up
CAIRO: Egypt s once-famous cotton industry risks a slow death without state investment to reverse decades of neglect, boost quality and encourage farmers to keep growing the crop.Analysts say the…
Reassuming your position
The Townhouse Gallery is currently hosting a group show titled "Assume the Position, carefully translated into Arabic as "Khaly Balak (be careful or take care). Hosting the work of nine…
Violence against women is not a tenet of Islam
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Illinois: Listening to the radio one day, I was shocked to hear the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report on widespread occurrence of…
A velvet climate revolution?
BUDAPEST: In the discussions now underway in Copenhagen, the fate of Earth's climate is at stake. Although many of the participants recognize the urgency, the actions of many of them…
Editorial : Lily Sussman and the power of new media
CAIRO: When 21-year-old American student living in Cairo Lily Sussman decided to vacation in Israel three weeks ago, she had no idea that her little trip was going to turn…
A foot in both cultures
NEW YORK: The American dream lured El-Sayed El-Deeb to New York City to pursue medical studies in the year 2000. He had the fantasy of becoming a millionaire in Uncle…
Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city
ALEXANDRIA: Archaeologists on Thursday hoisted a 9-ton temple pylon from the waters of the Mediterranean that was part of the palace complex of the fabled Cleopatra before it became submerged…