Egypt police find explosives hoard
AL-ARISH: Egyptian police on Friday seized 200 kg of explosives hidden in a village south of the Suez Canal after a tip off from local residents, a security official said.The…
British actress kills herself in Paris, says agent
British actor Lucy Gordon, an up-and-coming talent who played a role in Spider-Man 3 and will soon appear as Jane Birkin in a Serge Gainsbourg biopic, has killed herself in…
Aboul Gheit to visit US instead of Mubarak
CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit is to visit Washington next week after President Hosni Mubarak called off a meeting with his US counterpart Barack Obama, state news agency…
European medics continue hunger strike at Rafah border
CAIRO: Nine European doctors and nurses refused entry into Gaza at the Rafah border crossing continued their hunger strike for the fourth day.The medics have been going to the crossing…
The work of a hen night DJ
The old tradition of the henna night has been a growing trend in recent years, and brides-to-be are now just as busy planning their henna night as they are planning…
Wartime chic? Fashion finds from occupied Paris
Nazi-occupied Paris conjures up images of food rationing and scarcity in a climate of fear and repression. It was also a time of garish hats and clunky wooden-heeled shoes.For the…
Please, no cucumbers near my eyes
I'm good with it all unless they put cucumbers on my eyes, I wrote my editor in an email, as I contemplated my first ever spa treatment at the Four…
Gastronomy imitates art
A dining experience should, in my opinion, never be experienced twice, even at the same restaurant. Aqua at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza has established itself as the home of…
Air conditioning in cars cuts down microbes: study
Air conditioning in cars cuts out more than 80 percent of germs, fungal spores and particles from outside air, providing a boon for people with respiratory problems or allergies, German…
Cream with green tea extract hinders HIV transmission: study
A chemical found in green tea helps inhibit sexual transmission of the virus which causes AIDS, said a study Tuesday that recommends using the compound in vaginal creams to supplement…