Tamarai impresses again with new terrace
Tamarai's second dining and nightlife experience is undoubtedly cooler, literally and metaphorically, than anywhere else in Cairo. The terrace, which opened to the public with an all-white themed party last…
Globe-trotting on a motorbike
When Omar Mansour was younger, he decided to travel the world. Although a common childhood fantasy, to Mansour, it was far from being simply a flight of fancy. At 35…
Red Sea respite: 48 hours in Dahab
For the most convenient duo of beachfront holiday and Sinai excursion, head directly to Dahab. A small beach town approximately a hundred kilometers up the coast of the Gulf of…
BEDOUIN LIVES: A weekend of Bedouin bliss
The heat and rising temperature of Cairo is getting to the irritation of even the most hardened resident. The pollution, crowds, dust and noise is a constant reminder of the…
Egypt signs $10 mln deal with Google
CAIRO: Egypt signed a $10 million deal with Google to support domestic business and workforce development, a step forward in the government's attempt to spur the nation's budding IT industry.…
ANALYSIS: Egypt's tougher wheat rules may hurt imports
CAIRO: Egypt s tough new regulations to ensure the quality of wheat imports have raised the bar so high that it risks deterring some key suppliers. Egypt, one of the…
THE REEL ESTATE: Sobky's religious sermon: part 2
A week ago, while uselessly surfing TV channels, I came across an interview with the cast and crew of "El-Farah (The Wedding), the much-hyped mega production by the notorious Sobky…
The Obama Effect
LONDON: In the last two months, I have been in eight American cities - Boston, New York, Washington, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. Phew! I am left…
The Thing About Iran
CAIRO: Surely, Ahmedinejad is a nutcase.Just look at him; he's been wearing the same jacket for years, ever since we laid eyes on him. He's unshaven, and unkempt. He exudes…
Editorial: You've got the freedom, but where's the responsibility?
CAIRO: As I watched Fox News's online video promotions preceding coverage of Michael Jackson's sudden death, the irony of it all hit me:"We report without spin, without an agenda, without…