Fuze's setting tops its sushi
Being a lover of sushi, I couldn't turn down an invitation to the stupendous Fairmont Towers Hotel's Fuze Bar, where a sushi bar is set up every Monday and Friday.…
Bedouin Paths : "Bedouin and bartering …"
As every westerner knows, one of the joys in coming to Egypt is the bartering. You know that the "genuine statue from the time of Ramses III that the shop…
Museum aims to make French town the hub of perfume history
From ancient Egyptian ceremonial incense to pungent Mesopotamian ointments and lotions dating back to medieval France, a newly re-opened French museum traces perfume s lesser-known past."The history of perfume is…
May Heggy: The professional side of design
Young jewelry designer May Heggy had always loved working with beads, but unlike many of her colleagues and competitors, she discards the "ever since I was a little girl I…
Trick or treat? Halloween Recipes
Peanut Butter Crunch ApplesIngredients . 6 Granny Smith apples . 6 wooden sticks . 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels. 2 tablespoons water . 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract .…
Game Review: 'Wii Music' falls flat
Nintendo s Wii Music invites players to pick up their wireless remotes and strum, toot, bang and drum their way through improvisational jam sessions using more than 60 virtual instruments…
'Characters of Egypt' fest celebrates tribal heritage, nature and cultural diversity
The brainchild of Wadi Environmental Science Centre (WESC) and the Egyptian Desert Pioneers Society (EDPS) the "Characters of Egypt festival (Oct. 29-31) is a three-day extravaganza celebrating the cultural heritage…
World is not prepared for bird flu pandemic, says UN
CAIRO: While most countries are planning for a flu pandemic, many plans have not been tested and may well fail once the next influenza pandemic starts, warned the United Nations…
World markets sink; dollar at 13-year low vs yen
SINGAPORE: World stock markets tumbled Friday on growing alarm that a global recession will ravage corporate profits.In Japan, shares of Sony sank more than 14 percent after it slashed its…
Oil prices plummet to $61, despite OPEC output cut
LONDON: Oil prices plunged to the lowest points for 17 months on Friday, as recession fears sparked renewed demand concerns, despite news that OPEC will cut oil output by 1.5…
