A new play space for moms and children
It seems that Cairo wasn't made for young toddlers, nor has any consideration for them at the moment, save for Playtime. Nestled in Degla, Maadi is a new project by…
Weekly Stock Review: Market makes early gains, ends in the red
CAIRO: Egypt's bourse kicked off the week with gains, posting four days of green trading. Investors had bought up shares since the start of the week on Sunday in anticipation…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: The audacity of hype
There's no hope for hype.It's why that superbly reviewed movie all your friends were talking about, "smelled to heaven, as Shakespeare put it. Or why that Michelin Star restaurant recommended…
Jazz Factory kicks off
If you had gone to Manial Palace late Wednesday evening, you would have passed through a long tunnel of tangled banyan trees, glowing white under soft light, adorned with the…
Madonna, Oprah, other celebs react to Obama's win
Madonna doesn t do anything small.The Material Girl celebrated Barack Obama s victory Tuesday night with a glittering rally of her own, leading thousands of fans at her concert in…
With a Grain of Salt: Egypt: the tourist destination
On a recent trip back from Paris, I met a few French tourists on the plane.The moment they found out that I was Egyptian, they started asking me several things…
The IMF's Moment
WASHINGTON, DC: The world is in the midst of an unprecedented financial crisis affecting all countries. Coordinated measures have been taken, unique in size and scope, to restore confidence and…
The next Bretton Woods
NEW YORK: The world is sinking into a major global slowdown, likely to be the worst in a quarter-century, perhaps since the Great Depression. This crisis was "made in America,…
Editorial: Yes they can, but can we?
CAIRO: Barack Obama's historic election as the first African-American President of the United States this week, though inspiring, was a bitter reminder of the stark difference between "us and "them.…