Equestrian tours at Al-Sorat
Although it was not my first time heading south to the more rural ends of Cairo, driving down Mariutteya road last week was unlike any other time; the usual chaos…
Awaiting royalty, yet again
That bastion of opulence and elegance has done it again. Not content with simply being one of the most beautiful hotels in Egypt, nor the setting for countless romantic weddings…
Surgery? What surgery?
We ve all seen it: women in oversized sunglasses and hats out and about in Cairo proudly wearing the most pretentious accessory of all - the nose job bandage. Why…
BAT, South Sinai partner on 'Respecting Choices'
CAIRO: British American Tobacco, Egypt (BAT) signed a memorandum of understanding with the South Sinai governorate to provide hotel, restaurant and café patrons in Sharm El-Sheikh with designated smoking and…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: Non-stop wealth: How money ruins everything
A few weeks ago, Ricardo De Menezes (known among soccer fans as Kaka) turned down a staggering £108 million transfer from Milan to Manchester City. A deal which would have…
Egypt drops 25 places in CIP index
CAIRO: Egypt fell 25 points in the Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) index, according to a UN report. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) released earlier this week its annual…
THE REEL ESTATE: 'Benjamin Button' in the heart of life
Then Almitra spoke, saying, 'We would ask now of Death.' And he said: You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it…
With a Grain of Salt: Three greetings
CAIRO: Three cheers to those who are behind the Al-Hussein explosions on Sunday: The first goes to the righteous people of Egypt, who made a wonderful bomb, which was described…
It's not about symmetry; it's about being locked in the same paradigms
JERUSALEM: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -Albert EinsteinThere is no symmetry or equality in the situation in Israel…
Convoy of kind hearts nears Egypt
Sentimentality isn't really my thing and as a rather hard-bitten and hard-biting political columnist I do have a reputation to maintain. So there was no-one more surprised than me to…