2,000-year-old gold earring found in Jerusalem
A luxurious gold, pearl and emerald earring provides a new visual clue about the life of the elite in Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago. And its discovery was a true…
Candy for your body
Like candy to a child's eyes, the jewelry of the self-taught designer Dima Rashid has become quite a sight for women to wistfully stare at. It is never an easy…
The tissue issue
Picture this: you're in a fancy restaurant, had one or maybe two drinks, nature calls and you have to go - um, powder your nose.You hurry into the ladies room;…
Designer dogs:Pooches big and small are the latest must-have in Cairo's suburban enclaves
Owning a villa has a number of benefits: complete privacy, extra space, and, most importantly, ample room to house that most important suburban accessory: the family dog. Where dogs were…
Links of interest
Ever stumbled upon a website that excited or intrigued you? Below are some of my favorites, proving that there's more to be experienced on the internet than Facebook and Wikipedia.…
Weekly Stock Review: Egypt's stock market fluctuates as quarterly results pour in
CAIRO: Heavy losses pinched most Egyptian shares last week despite a plethora of third quarter results, after a wave of negative sentiment shrouded major markets around the world earlier in…
GB Auto posts strong Q3 results, expects slowdown
CAIRO: GB Auto, Egypt's only publicly traded automotive company, posted a net income of LE 417.1 million for the first nine months of 2008, a 72 percent increase over the…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: I'm nice enough.but is nice, enough?
The other day, the company Creative Director showed up at my office, early in the morning, with a 40-something year old lady in his tow. He introduced me to her…
Like Jelly: A generation finding their voice
Like Jelly's performance last week at the Sawy Culture Wheel is a reflection of a generation finally finding their own voice: An expression of oppression and a hopeful aspiration to…
The entrancing kaleidoscope of radio.string.quartet.vienna
When I think of jazz music, instead of picturing the explosive musical phenomenon that empowered an entire generation of African Americans and gave the world some of its greatest ever…