Police use violence against pro-Gaza protestors, arrest at least 40 Brotherhood members
CAIRO: Police forces violently broke up pro-Gaza demonstrations in Downtown Cairo for the second consecutive day on Friday.The protests were scheduled to take place after Friday prayers.In the Ramsis area…
Sing in the new with the latest musical games
What does Auld Lang Syne mean, anyway? And who knows the lyrics beyond the first verse? Don t you want something a little livelier at your party? Wouldn t, say,…
French fashion designer Ted Lapidus dies at age 79
Fashion designer Ted Lapidus, whose career soared in the 1960s and 1970s with the unisex and safari look, died Monday at age 79 in a hospital in Cannes on the…
Style predictions for 2009
It has been an interesting year for fashion: taste has become more refined as styles sailed away from once celebrated notions of excess. Bling is out, and lady like elegance…
TRAVEL: Czechs rediscover the taste of long-forgotten treats
Prague is rediscovering the taste of long-forgotten Czech delicacies thanks to traditional cafes and sweet shops, closed during the communist era, that have reopened in the heart of capital. We…
Fusion flair at Indigo
The team that presented Cairo with Club 35 has recently celebrated the opening of their new restaurant, Indigo, in First Mall, Giza providing a venue similar in style and feel…
New Year's resolutions can be bad for you, says mental health charity
Making self-improvement New Year s resolutions often leaves people feeling worse, the British mental health charity Mind has warned.Mind urged people not to make resolutions focusing on physical imperfections -such…
Hard to hear at holiday parties? Blame your brain
For some of us, New Year s Eve, a time for plunging into boisterous crowds bathed in loud music, means turning to an old friend and hearing things like this:…
Links of Interest
The site www.urbanvegan.net provides vegan recipes of all sorts by a woman who follows a vegan lifestyle herself. With daily recipes added, its one woman's shared efforts about the struggles…
World markets perk up despite grim economic news
LONDON: World stock markets rose Friday despite further grim economic news, though trading volumes remained light with many traders not back at their desks until next week.The FTSE 100 index…