Honing the craft
Dina Maghawry's designs and creations do not bill themselves as unique: they simply are. Her gold and silver, copper, precious and semi-precious stone creations make a fabulous gift and a…
Six chefs, five restaurants and Four Seasons
A summit at the pearl of the Mediterranean brought together delegates from Mexico, the United States, Japan, Italy and Bali; only at this summit, participants got along, contributed with fresh…
Another Italian eatery
As if there weren't enough restaurants in CityStars to satisfy every taste, the addition of its new extension is now providing an almost overwhelming variety of eateries to choose from:…
OFF THE BEATEN PATH: A hidden treasure on the Med
At first glance, one would assume this was a photo of a semi-metropolis in Italy or perhaps somewhere on Europe's Mediterranean coast. Fact is, the subject of this picture (right)…
Orascom to transform Fayoum into a luxury locale
The Sleepy Fayoum oasis is about to undergo some major change. Last week at Al-Azhar Park, Egypt's tourism development powerhouse Orascom Development Holding (ODH) launched its latest project: Byoum Residence,…
'We go where the growth is,' says DuPont Egypt manager
CAIRO: What brings a 206-year-old company best known as the world's second largest chemical company to a construction trade fair?"We go where the growth is, Khaled El-Dessouky, DuPont's manager for…
Citizenship through art
The fifth cultural festival Mowatenoun Am Ra'eya (Citizens or Flock?) kicked off last Thursday at the Jesuit Cultural Center in Cairo with a high turnout for the two-month event.The festival…
With a Grain of Salt: A word of advice
One reader reproached me in a letter to the editor about the column I ran a few weeks ago in which I responded to an observation by another reader who…
The inevitable re-birth of European integration
European integration implies successive transfers of national sovereignty to the Union. But, while member states readily comply with decisions that abolish protective measures - say, import duties - they hesitate…
Saving resources to save growth
Reconciling global economic growth, especially in developing countries, with the intensifying constraints on global supplies of energy, food, land, and water is the great question of our time. Commodity prices…
