Archaeologists unearth Nero's revolving banquet hall
Archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a revolving banquet room built by the Roman emperor Nero, who ruled between 54 and 68 BC and was famed for his depraved and…
Art of Form: Where some aspire and others buy sofas
It opened its doors June 6, 2009, and today, Art of Form sits like a gleaming glass gift box on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, offering patrons modern furniture that doesn't…
Egypt may start sukuk program with industrial companies
CAIRO: By offering minority stakes in government industries, Egypt is set to resume the sukuk privatization program temporarily suspended last year, reported Al-Shorouk. With the stabilization of the Egyptian economy,…
THE REEL ESTATE: An exhilarating ride to hell
When was the last time you saw a good old-fashioned American horror flick? In a marketplace saturated with tiresome Japanese remakes, torture porn and pointless franchise reboots, bona-fide horror films…
The Anti-History Boys
BERKELEY: If you asked a modern economic historian like me why the world is currently in the grips of a financial crisis and a deep economic downturn, I would tell…
Five years to Millennium Development Goals deadline
JAKARTA: The 2015 deadline set by the United Nations Millennium Declaration to improve human development is fast approaching. Goals that 189 countries signed onto include eradicating extreme poverty and hunger,…
Editorial: Confronting the niqab
The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawy dropped a bombshell early this week, starting a long-overdue public debate on the niqab in Egypt.Following the inspection of a primary school…
In Egypt, swine flu fears buried under rubbish threat
CAIRO: Look, that s where the swine flu is going to come from, said a weary Marzouka Beshir, pointing to a pile of rubbish rotting under the blazing sun in…
Egypt's 'white gold' cotton losing its luster
INSHAS: Ahmed Mansour, like many farmers, has long thrived on Egypt s famed white gold cotton; but with prices uncertain and production costs soaring he is more and more inclined…
France to return stolen relics to Egypt
PARIS: France decided Friday to return to Egypt five relics stolen from Luxor s Valley of the Kings and sold to the Louvre, two days after Cairo severed ties with…