Delivering design to Egypt
For Walid Hassanien, coming to Egypt was more an adventure than strategic career move. "I figured something interesting was going to happen, he told me over a coffee. With a…
Novotel is no novice to Red Sea hospitality
Sharm El-Sheikh has long been the tourist hotspot of the Sinai Peninsula, attracting hundreds of hotels, international cafés, bars and restaurants. Tourists from all over the world come to relax,…
In the market for a car?
If you are looking for a bargain on a used car or are looking to get a good price selling your own automobile, Souk El-Sayarat (literally the cars' market) is…
Beach fever: Where to buy swimsuits this summer
Summer season is officially here and it's got everyone packing up and running off to the North Coast. Whether you are staying until the end of August or just going…
Breakfast treats on the coast
Along that famous strip of sidewalk on the left leading up to the gate of "Diplo (Sidi Abdel Rahman) on the North Coast, there now proudly stands a little bakery.…
Bedouin lives: Dangerous daughters
Everyone is very excited. My daughters will be arriving in St. Catherine's in a few weeks for their first visit. Their father (me) is nervous because I have never before…
Column: Confessions of a (M)ad Man In the ad world, life's a pitch and then you die
The relationship between an agency and a client is frequently described as "a marriage. Talk about setting the bar low.Personally, I would have gone with a happier metaphor*. I guess…
THE REEL ESTATE: Helmy's best performance to date is not laughing matter
Asef Ala El-Ezaag (Sorry for the Disturbance), Ahmed Helmy's follow-up to last year's blockbuster comedy "Keda Reda, is not a comedy. In fact, it is abundant with heartbreaking moments not…
With a Grain of Salt: Add comment
On the website of Al-Masry Al-Youm readers are encouraged to leave comments on articles as a way of engaging them and gauging their opinions on various subjects. I hadn't noticed…
Religion 2.0: dialogue for the masses
Interfaith dialogue is nothing new, but new technology is changing the way it s done. Before, the average Muslim Pakistani might never have crossed paths with a Jewish Israeli; a…