CIFF: A series of unfortunate events
Earlier this year, while flipping through the February edition of Sight & Sound, one of the most prestigious film publications in the world, I came across an article entitled "Sitting…
Weekly Stock Review: Moving between red and green, Egypt stocks make slight improvement
CAIRO: The stock market zigzagged throughout the week to post a mix of green and red, mirroring performance of regional and global markets.Overall, Egypt's benchmark CASE30 index inched up a…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: Can I have my ball back, please?
This morning, I woke up and discovered that I'd been castrated. I have no idea when this happened. Could have happened last night or last year. I don't even discount…
Mobinil confident of further growth
CAIRO: MobiNil, Egypt s largest mobile phone operator by subscribers, said it would continue to experience robust growth despite the global economic crisis."Our third quarter results beat expectations, and we…
Capturing life with flair
At a time when Egyptian talent and interest in photography is increasing, the work of Toufic Araman has garnered exceptional attention. In less than four years, Araman has learned not…
Links of Interest: Santa Claus is Coming.
What better way to meet up with Santa Claus than pay a visit to www.northpole.com? Young visitors to this cute, cozy, and Christmassy spot can look forward to Santa's personalized…
Stepping Out: A walk downtown evokes memories of Cairo's old glory
Living in a city that seems to grow and change everyday, it's easy to forget the rich history that is embodied in the buildings and streets of central Cairo. Cairo's…
Whirlwind through London
It's never too late is my travel motto. As a notoriously bad vacation planner, my trips abroad are usually whipped up at a whim never more than two weeks in…
New Xbox 360 'Scene It?' game a crowd pleaser
The Scene It? trivia game series may have started as a DVD-based board game, but the franchise is really coming into its own on the Xbox 360 console.Microsoft s Scene…
An Egyptian shaabi wedding is a feast for all senses
As I was heading out one night on my way to a fashion show at Townhouse Gallery, a friend, Haitham, stopped me in my tracks with an especially eager ahlan…
